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Book review: The city by Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess

Karvonen, Andrew LU (2020) In LSE Review of Books
Abstract
Andrew Karvonen revisits the classic urban studies book The City by Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess, originally published in 1925, and argues that contemporary scholars can take inspiration from the bold scientific agenda promoted by these influential authors from the Chicago school of sociology.
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Urban studies, Chicago, Chicago School of Sociology
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LSE Review of Books
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London: School of Economics and Political Science
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English
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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2020/05/13/book-review-the-city-by-robert-e-park-and-ernest-w-burgess/
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