Power and Party in an English City provides an account of how decisions are taken by the state at the level of locality. More specifically,…

The urban setting in which people live has an important influence upon the organization and planning of their social lives. H. E. Nottridge here presents…

City schools, especially those attended by working class and ethnic minority pupils are teh catalysts of many significant issues in educational debate and policy making.…

This book is divided into three parts. The first deals with typical settelements in each of the seven continents, the early stages of settlements, land…

This book covers all the main aspects of government policy and practice in British inner city regeneration. Chapters deal with the development of policy, agencies…

Contemporary urban studies engages a wide range of approaches in the analysis of the processes at work in urban areas. These approaches derive from anthropology,…

The years between 1776 and 1851 are of profound importance for the social and urban historian. English town dwellers of the period experienced some fundamental…

Jack Rose examines the social, economic and political forces which have shaped the towns and cities of the UK since the Industrial Revolution.

The unrestricted and…

Both the great cities studied in this book are renowned for their imposing streets and buildings, their cultural and political vitality and their cosmopolitan lifestyles,…