The Times Top Ten BestsellerA Granta Best of Young British Novelist'Trainspotting for a new generation' - Independent'An instant Scottish classic' - The Skinny2005.
"e;The Story of Burke and Hare"e; is an 1861 work by Alexander Leighton that examines the Burke and Hare case, a series of 16 brutal murders perpetrated by William Burke and William Hare in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1828.
Pairing archive and contemporary photographs of the same location side-by-side, Brooklyn Then and Now(R) provides a visual chronicle of the borough's past, full of rich history and culture.
This book offers a comparative study of state strategies in relation to urban redevelopment projects associated with sports mega-events in Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
The economic and political situation of cities has shifted in recent years in light of rapid growth amidst infrastructure decline, the suburbanization of poverty and inner city revitalization.
The economic and political situation of cities has shifted in recent years in light of rapid growth amidst infrastructure decline, the suburbanization of poverty and inner city revitalization.
Whether you are an urban geographer, an urban sociologist or an urban political scientist, and whether you take a qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods approach, the challenge that confronts researchers of our increasingly "e;globalized"e; urban studies remains fundamentally the same-how to make sense of urban complexity.
Whether you are an urban geographer, an urban sociologist or an urban political scientist, and whether you take a qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods approach, the challenge that confronts researchers of our increasingly "e;globalized"e; urban studies remains fundamentally the same-how to make sense of urban complexity.
Os valores humanos como a outrora defendidos pela conhecida metodologia CHA (Competências, Habilidades e Atitudes), cederam lugar a um padrão esperado de resposta nos ambientes empresariais, transformando os profissionais numa nova plataforma cognitiva como a 'Siri' do Iphone ou 'Watson' da IBM.
A Invenção do trabalhismo está no palco de grandes debates e engloba várias correntes de pensadores e ideologias, bem como o trabalho de historiadores que têm a tarefa de desmistificar nosso entendimento a respeito da história do desenvolvimento político e econômico do nosso país, assim como nos levar a compreender um pouco dos importantes movimentos sociais, políticos e econômicos que contribuíram para a formação da Identidade do Trabalhador no Brasil.
Este livro reúne crônicas e pensamentos sobre a administração pública e especial sobre como construir politicas públicas eficientes convidando o leitor a pensar sobre nossas cidades e como torna-las um local melhor, mais humano e funcional.
In What's Wrong With The World Chesterton rightly points out that what people see as "e;wrong with the world"e; are only the symptoms of a deeper problem.
A chronicle of neighborhood redevelopment politics in West Philadelphia over 60 yearsIn twenty-first-century American cities, policy makers increasingly celebrate university-sponsored innovation districts as engines of inclusive growth.
Situated between the 1970s Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan and the post-2001 War on Terror, Refugee Cities tells the story of how global wars affect everyday life for Afghans who have been living as refugees in Pakistan.
Exploring locales such as city streets, bus stops, parking lots, bars, retail establishments, and discussion groups, Together Alone ventures into what is often thought of as the realm of passing strangers to examine the nature of personal relationships conducted in public spaces.
A richly textured account of what it means to be poor in AmericaBaltimore was once a vibrant manufacturing town, but today, with factory closings and steady job loss since the 1970s, it is home to some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in America.
"e;One afternoon in January 1995, as I drove along Western Avenue, I did what I had never done before: i parked the car in a side-street and walked on to the road.
World Christianity, Urbanization and Identity argues that urban centers, particularly the largest cities, do not only offer places for people to live, shop, and seek entertainment, but deeply shape people's ethics, behavior, sense of justice, and how they learn to become human.
This book analyzes the mechanism of transnational private regulations (TPRs) in the global property investment market and the conditions of their effectiveness for sustainable urban development.
This book analyzes the mechanism of transnational private regulations (TPRs) in the global property investment market and the conditions of their effectiveness for sustainable urban development.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist's groundbreaking account of the crime that shocked New York City-and the worldIn the early hours of March 13, 1964, twenty-eight-year-old Catherine "e;Kitty"e; Genovese was stabbed to death in the middle-class neighborhood of Kew Gardens, Queens.
Despite the end of white minority rule and the transition to parliamentary democracy, Johannesburg remains haunted by its tortured history of racial segregation and burdened by enduring inequalities in income, opportunities for stable work, and access to decent housing.
