At the beginning of the twenty-first century, proclamations rang out that gentrification had gone global. But what do we mean by 'gentrification' today? How can we compare 'gentrification' in New York and London with that in Shanghai, Johannesburg, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro? This book argues that gentrification is one of the most significant and socially unjust processes affect...(展开全部)

本书从政治经济学角度出发，运用西方城市发展理论结合全球各地城市化发展实际，深度解读全球性的绅士化（中产阶层化）现象，对于我国中产阶层化问题的理论构建和实证分析都具有非常重要的指导意义。本书是目前国际上关于城市中产阶层化问题最新、具权威性的学术专著，将填补国内该主题的出版空白，对于我国城市更新、棚户区改造及社会空间平衡充分发展具有现实指导意义，对于城市研究者和对绅士化等城市问题感兴趣的学生学者来说具有重要参考价值。

This first textbook on the topic of gentrification is written for upper-level undergraduates in geography, sociology, and planning. The gentrification of urban areas has accelerated across the globe to become a central engine of urban development, and it is a topic that has attracted a great deal of interest in both academia and the popular press. "Gentrification" presents majo...(展开全部)

This first textbook on the topic of gentrification is written for upper-level undergraduates in geography, sociology, and planning. The gentrification of urban areas has accelerated across the globe to become a central engine of urban development, and it is a topic that has attracted a great deal of interest in both academia and the popular press. "Gentrification" presents majo...(展开全部)

Gentrification（士绅化）——“将中心城市的工人阶级住区或空置区转变为中产阶级住区和商业用途”，是几十年来西方大城市的现实图景，这种变迁在全球范围内迅猛发展，成为城市发展的核心引擎。本书通过案例研究介绍了士绅化主要的理论思想和概念，并对数十年来学者的探索与反思进行了总结，为未来的研究提供了指引。

Gentrification（士绅化）——“将中心城市的工人阶级住区或空置区转变为中产阶级住区和商业用途”，是几十年来西方大城市的现实图景，这种变迁在全球范围内迅猛发展，成为城市发展的核心引擎。本书通过案例研究介绍了士绅化主要的理论思想和概念，并对数十年来学者的探索与反思进行了总结，为未来的研究提供了指引。

In Planetary Longings eminent cultural theorist Mary Louise Pratt posits that the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first mark a turning point in the human and planetary condition. Examining the forces of modernity, neoliberalism, coloniality, and indigeneity in their pre- and postmillennial forms, Pratt reflects on the crisis of futurity ...(展开全部)

An authoritative introduction for graduate students in the physical sciences, this textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical, and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The second edition of this award-winning textbook has been substantially updated and improved. It now contains a reorganized discussion of small bodies, including ...(展开全部)

In African Ecomedia, Cajetan Iheka examines the ecological footprint of media in Africa alongside the representation of environmental issues in visual culture. Iheka shows how, through visual media such as film, photography, and sculpture, African artists deliver a unique perspective on the socioecological costs of media production, from mineral and oil extraction to the politi...(展开全部)

In African Ecomedia, Cajetan Iheka examines the ecological footprint of media in Africa alongside the representation of environmental issues in visual culture. Iheka shows how, through visual media such as film, photography, and sculpture, African artists deliver a unique perspective on the socioecological costs of media production, from mineral and oil extraction to the politi...(展开全部)