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1. The Urban Sociology Reader

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Jan Lin, Christopher Mele

   Series: Routledge Urban Reader Series

   The urban world is an exciting terrain for investigating the central institutions, structures and problems of the social world and how they have transformed through the last 200 years. This Reader comprises sections on urban social theory, racial and social difference in the city, culture in...

   Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Power of Urban Ethnic Places

   Cultural Heritage and Community Life

   By Jan Lin

   Series: The Metropolis and Modern Life

   The Power of Ethnic Places discusses the growing visibility of ethnic heritage places in U.S. society. The book examines a spectrum of case studies of Chinese, Latino and African American communities in the U.S., disagreeing with any perceptions that the rise of ethnic enclaves and heritage places...

   Published September 27th 2010 by Routledge