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This 5 page essay discusses John Reddie Short's 1996 book that is also sub-titled An Introduction to Cities, Culture, and Power. Issues examined include the economic evolution of cities, elements that define contemporary urban economies, and the role urban economies play in the larger global economy. No additional sources cited.
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city and society, and, third, the production of the city. In writing "The Urban Order," Short demonstrates his belief and theories regarding each section with several meaningful chapters that
carefully integrate diverse opinions and methodologies of the urban studies literature into a generalized account of the city, both as a unique entity and as a theoretical construct. More
specifically, the book itself is organized in terms of these three divisions. Chapters 1-8 focus on the economy of the city and its inhabitants. The next chapters examine
the sociological aspect and impact of cities, as well as the necessary human organizations - housing, politics, social life - that are a part of city life. In "City
as Investment," City as Text," and "City Images" (Chapters 16, 17, & 18), Short discusses how and in what ways the city exists as its own distinct object. Throughout
"The Urban Order," the chapters are extended with examples and specific case studies intended to illustrate the themes expanded upon in each section. At its core, "The Urban Order" presents
an excellent photograph of the sum and substance of such a multiform area of study as the urban world and the formation and life within the unique "ecosystem" of the
city. Not surprisingly, the first section of the book, which deals with city and its economy as well as the greater economy, is
an examination from an economic perspective. Certainly the economic aspects of city life, city management, and city dwellers have been the greatest focus for examination of city, both as
a conceptual reality and as a uniquely individual entity. The most meaningful chapters are largely concerned with chronological typologies, the city in the global economy, and the political economy
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