<p>"A marvelous volume – comprehensive and critical, and chock-full of conceptually and theoretically sophisticated essays superbly accessible to both postgraduate and undergraduate students alike. It presents what is often difficult material in a form much easier to understand, hence making <i>Urban Theory: New Critical Perspectives</i> an ideal tool for teaching and learning."</p><p>David Imbroscio, Professor of Political Science and Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, USA</p><p>"This collection of essays provides an excellent introduction to a series of key debates in urban research. The contributions draw on a diverse range of literature and contemporary examples."<br /><br /><b>Matthew Gandy</b>, Professor of Geography, University of Cambridge, UK</p><p>"<i>Urban Theory: New Critical Perspectives</i> is a clever, timely roadmap for the often varied terrain of contemporary urban theory. The range of topics is ambitiously eclectic, yet carefully organized and edited for coherence. This reader is a must for scholars and students of urban sociology, politics, planning and geography."</p><p>Jason Hackworth, Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto, Canada</p><p>"This collection of insightful essays provides students of cities with an A-Z guide to some of the key concepts popularized in contemporary Anglophone critical urban theory as it seeks to make sense of global urbanization and urban life."</p><p>Helga Leitner, Professor of Geography, Department of Geography, University of California, USA</p>