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The second edition of The City Reader brings together the very best writing on the city. Fifty-five generous selections are included: thirty from the first edition and twenty-five entirely new ones. Each piece is introduced with a brief intellectual biography and a review of the authors writings and related literature, and an explanation of how the piece fits into the broader context of urban history and practice, competing ideological perspectives on the city, and the major current debates concerning race and gender, global restructuring, sustainable urban development, the impact of technology and postmodernism.
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This urban reader brings together classic writings by such authors as Robert Park, Lewis Mumford, Raymond Unwin, and Le Corbusier, as well as contemporary work by Peter Hall, Make Davis, and Saskia Sassen. Each selection is substantially introduced with a brief intellectual biography and review of the author's writings in terms of related literature; an explanation of how the piece fits into the context of urban history and practice; ideological perspectives competing with the author's view; and current reflections in terms of race and gender, global restructuring, the impact of technology, and postmodernism. Of 55 readings, 25 are new to the second edition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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