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Gender in an urban world

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Gender in an urban world/ edited by Judith N. DeSena.
other author:	DeSena, Judith N.
Published:	Bingley, UK :Emerald JAI, : 2008.,
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 322 p.) :ill. :
Subject:	Women - Social conditions. -
Online resource:	http://www.emeraldinsight.com/1047-0042/9
ISBN:	9781849505574 (electronic bk.)

Gender in an urban world
Gender in an urban world[electronic resource] /edited by Judith N. DeSena. - Bingley, UK :Emerald JAI,2008. - 1 online resource (viii, 322 p.) :ill. - Research in urban sociology,v. 91047-0042 ;. - Research in urban sociology ;v. 5..

Includes bibliographical references.

This volume, "Gender in an Urban World," brings the analysis of gender from the margin to thecenter of urban theory. "Gender in an Urban World" examines the influence of gender in shaping relations in urban spaces and places. It represents a "crack" in the landscape of urban sociology, and engages in the discourse of the field from a gendered perspective. This volume is global in focus andincludes empirical and field studies as it relates to structure, politics, policy and everyday lifewithin an urban context.The authors investigate the ways in which the urban world is gendered, and the roles of womens and mens agency in creating and changing urban life. Reconceptualizations of various models, focusing on local, metropolitan, and international environments are alsoincluded. "Gender in an Urban World" contributes innovative theoretical paradigms to the urban field. It is meant to contribute to an ongoingdialogue with regard to gender within the context of urbanism and urbanization. It includes chapters authored by leading experts from around the world. It brings the analysisof gender from the margin to the center of urban theory.

ISBN: 9781849505574 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

557518
Women
--Social conditions.

LC Class. No.: HQ1155 / .G46 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 305.42091732

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 316

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