Through the presentation of 54 selections, along with contextual introductions, LeGates (urban studies, San Francisco State U.) and Stout (urban studies, Stanford U.) map the terrain and development of urban studies as a scholarly field. This new edition adds 15 new selections to 39 retained from the second edition. The papers, including essays by such figures as Friedrich Engels, Lewis Mumford, W.E.B. Du Bois, William Julius Wilson, and Frederick Law Olmsted (as well more modern writers), are grouped into sections covering the evolution of cities; urban culture and society; urban space; urban politics, governance, and economics; urban planning history and visions; urban planning theory and practice; perspectives on urban design; and the future of the city. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
