The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime one Christmas Eve - to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave Officer Pugh who leaps into action and arrests the villains - all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away.

Tall, soft-spoken Natsume used to work with troubled kids at a reformatory but resigned mid-career to become a police detective. Those who’ve known him wonder why the gentlest of men, whose vocation had been to have faith in humans, now doubts them professionally. The truths of his path unfold over seven carefully crafted chapters, each of which stands on its own as a short sto...(展开全部)

In the mid-twentieth century, gay life flourished in American cities even as the state repression of queer communities reached its peak. Liquor investigators infiltrated and shut down gay-friendly bars. Plainclothes decoys enticed men in parks and clubs. Vice officers surveilled public bathrooms through peepholes and two-way mirrors. In Vice Patrol, Anna Lvovsky chronicles thi...(展开全部)

In the mid-twentieth century, gay life flourished in American cities even as the state repression of queer communities reached its peak. Liquor investigators infiltrated and shut down gay-friendly bars. Plainclothes decoys enticed men in parks and clubs. Vice officers surveilled public bathrooms through peepholes and two-way mirrors. In Vice Patrol, Anna Lvovsky chronicles thi...(展开全部)

Currently there are more than 125 Chinese cities with a population exceeding one million. The unprecedented urban growth in China presents a crucial development for studies on globalization and urban transformation. This concise and engaging book examines the past trajectories, present conditions, and future prospects of Chinese urbanization, by investigating five key themes - ...(展开全部)

作者：彼得·桑德斯，萨塞克斯大学社会学荣誉教授，自由职业顾问，独立作家。曾任悉尼独立研究中心社会研究所主任，墨尔本的澳大利亚家庭研究所任调研经理。除《城市政治》之外，他还出版了多本著作，例如，《社会理论与城市问题》2013年、《重建业主之国：英国的房产权出了什么问题？如何根治》（2016年）、《平等行业的崛起》（2011年）、《社会流动的神话》（2010年）、《社会阶级及其划分》（2006年）。 译者：夏家驷，教授，文学硕士。现任北京理工大学珠海学院外国语学院英语系责任教授，广东省翻译协会第六届理事会理事。历任华南农业大学外国语学院副院长、英语系主任、英语专业首席教师、教学名师，历年国家社科基金通讯评委。华中师范大学外国语学院英语系77级、82届毕业生，上海复旦大学外文系孙骊教授的访问学者，美国加州理工州立大学高级访问学者。2017年与时汶共同出版专...(展开全部)

In this book, the author provides a critical examination and evaluation of a number of the central political questions currently being posed in urban studies. The book is divided into two interrelated sections. Part One critically discussed the theoretical problems raised by recent work in Britain, Europe and the United States and covers such issues as 'non-decision making' and...(展开全部)

<DIV>Fifty years ago a landmark conference at Harvard University established urban design as a distinct architectural and planning practice. Today, with the world’s urban population surpassing three billion people, urban design has become more crucial than ever. Indeed, the concerns that initially brought leading architects and city planners together—including concerns over spr...(展开全部)