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The Urban World, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, and cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. Offering a twenty-first-century view of the changing urban scene, the text covers evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. Combining expert scholarship with an accessible style, J. John Palen is one of America''s leading urban sociologists. He adds fresh data and insights to each edition of his text.

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The Urban World is better than other available texts. I use it because of its comprehensiveness, up-to-date topics and information, and overall clarity of style. It is well balanced in terms of subject matter and provides a perfect overview for a course in urban sociology. * Joyce A. Sween, DePaul University *
This book's forte is making both the political economy approach and the social psychological approach compatible. It is up to date but not trendy. * Robert Ross, Clark University *
The Urban World is noteworthy for the author's writing style. Palen writes in an engaging manner that is readable, accessible to students, and dynamic. * Judith Kelley, Curry College *

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      Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
      Published 10 October 2018
      ISBN-13 9780190903169
      978-0190903169
      ISBN-10 0190903163
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      Population and demography

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Urban World, Eleventh Edition, provides a comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, and cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. Offering a twenty-first-century view of the changing urban scene, the text covers evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. Combining expert scholarship with an accessible style, J. John Palen is one of America''s leading urban sociologists. He adds fresh data and insights to each edition of his text.

      Trade Review
      The Urban World is better than other available texts. I use it because of its comprehensiveness, up-to-date topics and information, and overall clarity of style. It is well balanced in terms of subject matter and provides a perfect overview for a course in urban sociology. * Joyce A. Sween, DePaul University *
      This book's forte is making both the political economy approach and the social psychological approach compatible. It is up to date but not trendy. * Robert Ross, Clark University *
      The Urban World is noteworthy for the author's writing style. Palen writes in an engaging manner that is readable, accessible to students, and dynamic. * Judith Kelley, Curry College *

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