The urban order : an introduction to cities, culture, and power / John Rennie Short.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- Contents Ch. 1 Introduction Ch. 2 Cities and Economic Development Ch. 3 The Urbanisation of the Economy Ch. 4 The City and the Global Economy Ch. 5 The Political Economy of Urbanization Ch. 6 Capital, Labor, and the City: Case Study I, Part 1 Ch. 7 Capital, Labor, and the City: Case Study I, Part 2 Ch. 8 Yuppies, Yuffies, and the New Urban Order: Case Study II Ch. 9 The Housing Market Ch. 10 The Social Arena Ch. 11 Life in the City Ch. 12 The Political Arena Ch. 13 Residential Mobility in the City: Case Study III Ch. 14 Gender, Space, and Power: Case Study IV Ch. 15 Race, Ethnicity, and the City: Case Study V Ch. 16 City as Investment Ch. 17 City as Text Ch. 18 City Images Ch. 19 Reconstructing the Image of a City: Case Study VI Ch. 20 Conflict and Compromise in the Built Environment: Case Study VII Ch. 21 Postscript: Barcelona Concluding Comments Index