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Jacques Ellul, a former member of a Law Faculty at the University of Bordeaux, was recognized as a brilliant and penetrating commentator on the ... More

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This work acknowledges the structural and financial challenges churches face. The author argues, however, that the primary challenge is theological. ... More

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In March 2005, a nine-year-old boy was gunned down in his Columbia Heights neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The unsolved murder tore the community to ... More

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This landmark work inspired heated controversy when MacMillan first published it in 1965, purportedly for adding fuel to the "God is dead" sentiment ... More

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Christianity and Culture in the City: A Postcolonial Approach offers an introduction to the broad diversity of contemporary Christianities in a rich, ... More

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Challenges Christians to gain a practical, informed vision for their city that includes a broad understanding of the needs and rewards of vital urban ... More

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Papers presented at a symposium entitled "Stadt ohne Religion - Kirche ohne Kontakte?," held November 2002 in Delmenhorst.

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"A fascinating assortment of articles about urban ministry--some inspirational, some challenging, and some extremely practical. Something for ... More

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A common sight in American cities today is the local bohemia, filled with hipsters, funky stores, picturesque dive bars, and aspiring artists. Yet ... More

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A sociological exploration of the cultures of New York, London, Moscow and Paris, and of their impact on the habits and imagination of the modern ... More

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A leading expert in urban development offers a powerful reappraisal of the role cities and their inhabitants have in solving global problems.

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Ethnographies of urban China informed by current theoretical concerns.

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Visual technology saturates everyday life. Theories of the visual--now key to debates across cultural studies, social theory, art history, literary ... More

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Bangkok is one of Asia's most interesting, varied, controversial and challenging cities. It is a city of contradictions, both in its present and past ... More

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This new gathering of essays stands as an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the urban experience in the developing areas of the globe. Twenty ... More

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The politics of space and culture in Dubai in the first decade of the twenty-first century.

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In" Global Cities," scholars from an impressive array of disciplines critique the growing body of literature on the process broadly known as ... More

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The lighting of European cities by gas and electricity in the 19th century brought about a new relationship with the night. Researcher Joachim Schlor ... More

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Capturing a unique historical moment, this book examines the changes in urban life since the collapse of the Soviet Union from an ethnographic ... More

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This book highlights the changing social dynamics in Middle Eastern and South Asian cities. The comparative framework builds on a shared history of ... More

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This study contributes to the debate about the future of the city. London, Paris, New York, Tokyo and Los Angeles are the ultimate 100-mile cities, ... More

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This collection of articles includes the work of newer, younger urban scholars. There are new chapters on Canadian perspectives on globalization and ... More

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"Theorizing the City has become fundamental reading for those students of urban society and culture who wish to better understand twentieth-century ... More

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This book integrates the theories of complex self-organizing systems with the rich body of discourse and literature developed in what might be called ... More

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