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Political Change in the Metropolis, 7/E
John J. Harrigan, Hamline University
Ronald K. Vogel, University of Louisville

ISBN-10: 0321097440
ISBN-13: 9780321097446

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 400 pp
Status: Out of Print

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This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its “bias and change” theme while bringing the text into the 21st, post-September 11th world.

Political Change in the Metropolis, Seventh Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.

  • Accessible writing style engages students in the material.
  • An abundance of historical material helps students better understand the origins and development of urban politics and structures.
  • Provides excellent coverage of the impact of immigrants and ethnic groups in the making of the American city.
  • Case studies scattered throughout the text give students an opportunity to apply important material.
  • The text exposes students to first-rate discussions of political phenomena and empirical literature on those phenomena.

  • NEW information added on trends reflected in the 2000 census. For example: back-to-city movements; racial diversification of the suburbs; information on inter-sectoral nature of urban governance; new police approaches to crime; alternative service delivery; and new forms of metro/regional governance.
  • Information on the effects of September 11, 2001, tragedy are integrated throughout the textbook, with particular focus on the economic impact of the attacks—the increased budgets for security, and the increased unemployment caused by the recession and exacerbated by the attacks.
  • Streamlined—eliminated dated material and chapters.
  • Places greater focus on contemporary urban trends and concerns, including a new chapter on the problems of urban sprawl.
  • Provides the thorough treatment of metropolitan governance in the market. Includes extended discussion of recent consolidated governments in Toronto and Louisville and debates over the effectiveness of new regionalism solutions such as smart growth and metropolitan governance without government.

I. METROPOLITANIZATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN POLITICS: AN INTRODUCTION.

 1. 21st Century Cities.

 2. The Emergence of Metropolitan America.

II. RISE, DECLINE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF MACHINE AND ETHNIC POLITICS.

 3. Ethnic-Based Politics in the City.

 4. Machine Politics and Reform.

III. POLITICS IN THE CONTEMPORARY CITY.

 5. The City as a Place of Opportunity: The Politics of Racial and Social Change.

 6. Economic Restructuring in the City.

 7. Community Power and Leadership.

 8. Urban Sprawl.

IV. SUBURBIA AND THE MULTICENTERED METROPOLIS.

 9. Metropolitan Government.

10. The New Regionalism.

11. Urban Policy and the Future of Cities.

Index.

    This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its “bias and change” theme, include the latest data/studies informing the field, and cover important new topics (e.g., flood disaster in New Orleans).

     

    Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics.

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