{"product_id":"2026200015342-secondhand-the-urban-process-cities-in-industrial-societies","title":"The Urban Process: Cities In Industrial Societies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it truly mean for a city to grow — and at what cost to the human beings caught within its gears? The Urban Process: Cities in Industrial Societies by Leonard Reissman presents a rigorous and penetrating sociological study of urbanization as a defining force of modern industrial life, tracing the complex social, economic, and cultural transformations that reshape communities as they are drawn into the orbit of the industrial city. Reissman chronicles the rise of urban centres not merely as geographic phenomena, but as living social organisms, arguing that the city is the crucible in which class structure, social mobility, and collective identity are forged and continuously remoulded.\n\nWith a measured yet compelling academic voice, Reissman draws on comparative analysis across industrial societies to illustrate how urbanization transcends national boundaries, revealing patterns of inequality, community disintegration, and cultural adaptation that are universal in their scope. His work stands as an essential contribution to mid-twentieth-century urban sociology, bridging the theoretical traditions of Weber and Durkheim with the empirical realities of a rapidly industrialising world. Authoritative, analytically sharp, and deeply humanistic, this volume leaves the reader questioning whether the city shapes society — or whether society has simply lost control of the city it built.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203202457819,"sku":"2026200015342-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2d62a679-8ada-4dd0-ac8a-f789654494b4.png?v=1788145552","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015342-secondhand-the-urban-process-cities-in-industrial-societies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}