City Lights: Urban-Suburban Life in the Global Society

by E. Barbara Phillips

Book Overview

The second edition of this successful urban studies text has been fully updated to highlight issues facing cities in an ever-shrinking global society. Skillfully blending perspectives from the social sciences with insights from the visual arts and humanities, this lively and imaginative text provides a comprehensive introduction to cities and how they work. Focusing on the U.S. city, it covers the major traditional topics, including urbanization and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195056892
• ISBN13: 9780195056891
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

City Lights

I bought this book for my daughter who lives in Chicago. In the 80's Barbara Phillips was my inspiring teacher at San Francisco State. We used the second edition then, long before globalization. I am sure my daughter who is a global director of an international company will enjoy this edition as much as the 2nd ed. opened my eyes to the interconnectedness of urban phenomena.