Refreshingly unbiased; this comprehensive; multi-perspective study on urban America provides an historic overview of the field; emphasizes economic; financial; political; and administrative considerations; and explores some of today's most critical urban issues and problems —such as multiculturalism; the controversy over immigration; poverty; crime; and public education. Analyzes the present state of urban housing; urban planning; urban governance; urban economy; and the financing of urban government; provides a history of U.S. immigration and presents divergent views on immigration ranging from essentially open borders to highly restrictionist; covers U.S. poverty since the 1960s; with alternative perspectives on both causes and remedies. Contains a detailed examination of crime and the criminal justice system and outlines changes over the last several decades in both incarceration policy and policing techniques; discusses how public schools are funded; controversies over busing and bilingual education; and the pros of recent proposals such as vouchers and charter schools. For professionals in a variety of fields that have an interest in urban studies.
#513795 in Books 2007-05-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.90 x .50 x 6.00l; .57 #File Name: 0131933884208 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good textBy ricanchica09It helped me through my Imperial Empires history class and it offered a lot of well organized information. Recommended for history classes.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy Margaret F.Good quick overview of the age of discovery; but would was looking for a little more depth.5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A good textbook replacement for world history coursesBy DanielThis is a 200-page introduction to the period of 1500-1700 in world history. It focuses on the Europeans' desire to travel and trade in distant places; thanks to their navigational and sailing technology; and their appetite for greed. While one can and should argue that Europe's states were not world powers in 1600; the author Glenn Ames makes a good case that these events still constitute a world revolution with great significance. The world had become connected in a new way; and it still is; thanks to what da Gama and the others started.I could see a teacher assigning this instead of a pricey textbook; and supplementing it with interesting books on what else is happening in the world outside of Europe; or perhaps books from the viewpoint of peoples being affected by Europe. Achebe's Things Fall Apart is just one example from the more recent period.Recommended.
