Metropolis: Center and Symbol of Our Times (Main Trends of the Modern World) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081474639X ISBN 13: 9780814746394

Publisher: New York Univ Pr, 1995

Synopsis

The modern city is the nexus of culture, politics, and art. Despite the manifold problems cities face, more and more Americans are abandoning rural areas and relocating to urban centers. By the year 2000, 4 out of 5 Americans will live within one hour of a major city. What has prompted this emphasis on the city? Chronicling the rise of the modern city, "Metropolis" draws from the work of such renowned social thinkers as Georg Simmel, Lewis Mumford, Walter Benjamin, Richard Sennett, and Herbert Gans, to illustrate how and why we have come to be an urban society and what the future holds for the American city. Each of the five sections (on modernity and the urban ethos; New York City; community and social bonds in the city; social relations and public places; and the role of space, race, class, and politics in the American city) is prefaced by an introduction by the editor, highlighting the issues under discussion.

About this title

About the Author

Philip Kasinitz is Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and author of "Caribbean New York: Black Immigrants and the Politics of Race".

Edition details

• Publisher: New York Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 081474639X
• ISBN 13: 9780814746394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Editor: Kasinitz Philip