Reading City Life (A Longman Topics Reader) (Longman Topics Series)

Reading City Life explores a variety of issues confronting today?s cities in a brief format that is very inexpensive.

Approximately 25 readings center on crime, race, citizenship, the suburbs, and neighborhoods in today?s American cities. A broad range of authors with a variety of viewpoints are included: Bell Hooks, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Daryl F. Gates, Angela Davis, Robert B. Reich, Cornell West, Bloods/Crips, and many others. A variety of issues are explored including: homelessness, graffiti, violent crime, drug wars, the new black suburbs, civic responsibility, hate radio, and more.

Anyone interested in learning about the issues confronting today?s cities.