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Understanding Religion and Popular Culture

Theories, Themes, Products and Practices

An introductory textbook which provides students with a variety of approaches for analysing religion and popular culture, covering areas such as food, violence, music, television and videogames.

... the histories of imperial Rome, Britain, and Nazi Germany; Fritz Lang's 1926
masterpiece, Metropolis (Lucas's C3PO); ... Coppola 1979), which he had spent
some of the past four years developing—Vietnam movies were too controversial
for ...

Understanding Deviance

A Guide to the Sociology of Crime and Rule-breaking

Downes and Rock's popular textbook, Understanding Deviance provides the reader with an indispensable guide to criminological theory. It sympathetically outlines the principal theories of crime and rule-breaking, discussing them chronologically, and placing them in their European and NorthAmerican contexts, confronting major criticisms that have been voiced against them, and constructing defences where appropriate. The book has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date to include new issues of crime, deviance and theory in the early twenty-first century, and includes summaries of cultural criminology and the work of Laub and Sampson, and Gottfredson and Hirschi, on control theory.

and Abbott, D., Crime in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective, New
York,1973. Cloward, R., and Ohlin, L., Delinquency and Opportunity, New York,
1960. Cochrane, R., 'Crime and Personality: Theory and Evidence', Bulletin of the
 ...

Understanding Social Inequality

Moving beyond the traditional dichotomies of social theory, Understanding Social Inequality brings the study of social stratification and inequality into the 21st century. Starting with the widely agreed "fact" that the world is becoming more unequal, this book pulls together the "identity of displacement" in sociology and the "spaces of flow" of geography to show how place has become an increasingly important focus for understanding new trends in social inequality. The book charts a path through current debates and issues that studies of social inequality cannot afford to ignore. Accessible and engagingly written, this book stimulates the "sociological imagination", prompting readers to link personal experiences and public issues.

Burchardt, T, Le Grand, J. and Piachaud, D. (2002) 'Degrees of exclusion:
developing a dynamic, multidimensional ... 'Negotiating their way in: the middle
classes, gentrification and their deployment of capital in a globalizing metropolis',
Urban ...

The Metropolitan Century Understanding Urbanisation and its Consequences

Understanding Urbanisation and its Consequences

The report provides an outline of recent and likely future urbanisation trends and discusses the consequences.

In this context, reserving public space (including for roads or rails) in advance
and developing infrastructure in an organised way as a city ... Liveable
metropolises in the 21st century So what does a liveable 21st century metropolis
look like ...

Understanding Chinese Society

This new book provides an accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the main features of Chinese society. Drawing on a wealth of material, the author offers a fresh understanding of a unique society that has undergone continuous transformation and upheaval throughout the twentieth century. Understanding Chinese Society looks in all its richness at the society with the largest population on earth. In order to explore long-term change and continuity, the book examines China from pre-revolutionary times to today's rapidly modernising society, although the focus is on recent change. Particular attention is paid to China's cultural traditions and hierarchical relationships in familial and wider social settings, and their fate in the modern world. Successive chapters investigate changes in the relations of rural and urban sectors of society; in the structure of families; in political and economic power; in cultural hegemony, education and the media; and in patterns of social inequality. A final chapter asks whether Chinese society is becoming more complex and differentiated in the course of modernisation and considers recent debates on the growth of civil society and democratisation. This book will be indispensable for anyone studying Chinese society, Asian societies and comparative sociology.

... development in the formerly rural areas of Guangdong Province and of
metropolitan Shanghai and Jiangsu Province. ... The ideas of desakota and
extended metropolis, although originally formulated by economic geographers,
can be ...

Understanding Art

With balanced coverage of art across the chronological and geographical spectrum, UNDERSTANDING ART, 11th Edition, will guide you through beautifully reproduced images, and transport you to museums and monuments all over the world. Observe the artist's creative process from start to finish in a feature called Theory & Practice; learn to think critically about works of art in relation to one another and the context in which they were created with the Compare + Contrast feature; and gain a new understanding and appreciation of art and society by becoming familiar with art ranging from iconic works to that which surrounds you in everyday life. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

The city of Edo, a fishing village during the period of the Renaissance in the West
, grew into a metropolis known today as ... During the early years of the Edo
period, the prince Toshihito undertook the development of a country villa whose
style ...

Understanding China

A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture

Introduces readers to China's history and political and economic climate, incorporating new information on such situations as the impact of Den Xiaoping's death on the government, China's influence on our election campaigns, and its eagerness to acquire American technology. Original.

Kirkby, R.J.R. Urbanization in China: Town and Country in a Developing
Economy; 1949-2000 A.D. New York: Columbia University Press, 1985. Kwok, R.
... Sit, Victor F.S., ed. Chinese Cities: The Growth of the Metropolis since 1949.

Community Wayfinding: Pathways to Understanding

This book examines wayfinding from a broad public health perspective and articulates what needs to be done to create better wayfinding for all people regardless of age, ability, or mode of transportation. Addressing both science and the human experience, the book brings together a group of international experts to examine community wayfinding from a variety of viewpoints. It first presents a critical foundation for understanding wayfinding from an individual perspective. Next, it describes relevant design principles and practices by drawing upon architecture, environmental graphic design, universal design (UD), and urban planning. The book then goes on to examine wayfinding tools and innovative technologies ranging from maps to apps to complex systems. In addition, coverage includes case studies, lessons from wayfinding improvement initiatives, and recommendations for future research, practice, and policy. /div Overall, the book focuses on the economic and commercial benefits of good wayfinding, its potential impact on the health of individuals and communities, as well as strategies for the journey ahead. It will appeal to numerous professionals across many disciplines from architecture and cartography to public health and urban planning. Additionally, the book can help advance a dialogue among those interested in enhancing the livability of their communities.

Metropolis Magazine. http://www.metropolismag. com/April-2007/Just-Open-the-
Door/. Accessed ... (2016). Project 15–52: Developing a contextsensitive
functional classification system for more flexibility in geometric design,
Washington DC.

Understanding Video Games

The Essential Introduction

Understanding Video Games is a crucial guide for newcomers to video game studies and experienced game scholars alike. This revised and updated third edition of the pioneering text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of game studies, and highlights changes in the gaming industry, advances in video game scholarship, and recent trends in game design and development--including mobile, casual, educational, and indie gaming. In the third edition of this textbook, students will: Learn the major theories and schools of thought used to study games, including ludology and narratology; Understand the commercial and organizational aspects of the game industry; Trace the history of games, from the board games of ancient Egypt to the rise of mobile gaming; Explore the aesthetics of game design, including rules, graphics, audio, and time; Analyze the narrative strategies and genre approaches used in video games; Consider the debate surrounding the effects of violent video games and the impact of "serious games." Featuring discussion questions, recommended games, a glossary of key terms, and an interactive online video game history timeline, Understanding Video Games provides a valuable resource for anyone interested in examining the ways video games are reshaping entertainment and society.

In the game SimCity, a prime example of a commercial game with educational
potential, players have to plan and run a small city, developing it from a hole in
the ground to a bustling metropolis. In order to do so they must understand many
of ...

Understanding China's Urbanization

The Great Demographic, Spatial, Economic, and Social Transformation

China’s urbanization is one of the great earth-changing phenomena of recent times. The way in which China continues to urbanize will have a critical impact on the world economy, global climate change, international relations and a host of other critical issues. Understanding and responding to China’s urbanization is of paramount importance to everyone. This book represents a unique exploration of the demographic, spatial, economic and social aspects of China’s urban transformation. Based on years of fieldwork and data analysis from different types of cities and towns in every region of China, the authors present a detailed description of how China has urbanized since 1978 and an original theory about the way in which top-down and bottom-up policies have impacted urbanization. They describe China’s on-going urbanization process as a ‘double-dual’ transformation from a planned economy to a more market-oriented one and from a concern with the quantity to the quality of urbanization. In doing so, the authors provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on Chinese urbanization to date. This scholarly study will appeal to academics and practitioners, including professors and postgraduate students of urban studies, planning, geography, Asian studies, and other social science disciplines and professional fields concerned with cities and urban development. Professionals involved in international development, particularly in China and elsewhere in Asia, will be particularly interested in the book.

These densely agglomerated city-regions are developing into Large City Clusters
(hereafter LCCs) or megalopolises. Most of the ... The word metropolis and the
more precise term metropolitan area 232 Understanding China's urbanization.