TY - BOOK AU - Flanagan,William G. TI - Urban sociology: images and structure SN - 9780742561755 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - HT151 .F53 2010 U1 - 307.76 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham PB - Rowman & Littlefield KW - Sociology, Urban KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-428) and indexes; An invitation to urban studies -- From ancient cities to an urban world -- The urban tradition in sociology -- City and community -- Ethnic and minority groups -- Patterns and consequences of urbanization in poor countries -- Urban growth and transitions in the United States -- Ecology, capitalism, and the expanding scope of urban analysis -- Poverty, power, and crime -- Urban policy -- Urban sociology : an evolving perspective on the world ER -