American Urban Politics in a Global Age
Annika Marlen Hinze, James M. Smith, Annika Marlen Hinze, James M. Smith
- 478 pages
- English
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American Urban Politics in a Global Age
Annika Marlen Hinze, James M. Smith, Annika Marlen Hinze, James M. Smith
Ă propos de ce livre
Bringing together a selection of readings that represent some of the most important trends and topics in urban scholarship today, American Urban Politics in a Global Age provides historical context and contemporary commentaries on the economy, politics, culture, and identity of American cities. The eighth edition of this well-rounded and popular urban politics reader maintains the wide variety of reading selections it is known for, as well as many "classics, " while adapting to current events and developments in urban politics, and engaging cities in a post-pandemic world. All-new readings and important editorial commentary include:
- Recent political debates about policing, race, and ethnicity in the urban environment
- The impact of climate change on cities, and their roles in mitigating it, as well as preparing for it
- A discussion of gender politics in post-Trump American cities
- A reflection on the increasing importance of private players in city- and metro-politics, from implications for governance, to the growing corporate aspect of smart city initiatives, designed to help urban governments provide important services across cities and metropolitan regions; and
- An examination of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on cities, from the initial, devastating outbreak in New York City in March 2020, to recurring shutdowns, life, urban development, and social polarization post-COVID
American Urban Politics in a Global Age remains an approachable scholarly resource for undergraduate and graduate classrooms, as well as a general, wide-ranging scholarly overview of the most important aspects of the field for researchers. It may be taught alongside City Politics: Cities and Suburbs in 21st Century America.