Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books
Today on New Books in History, Dr. Evan Friss, associate professor of history at James Madison Unive
Two stores sit side-by-side. One with signage overflowing with text: a full list of business service
In Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin’s Capital (Princeton University Pr
The call to prayer breaks the hustle and bustle of an urban sonic landscape in unique ways. For Musl
Many of the millions of workers streaming in from rural China to jobs at urban factories soon find t
In Creativity in Tokyo: Revitalizing a Mature City (Palgrave, 2020), Heide Imai and Matjaz Ursic foc
In Black Lives and Spatial Matters: Policing Blackness and Practicing Freedom in Suburban St. Louis
Americans once lived alongside animals. They raised them, worked them, ate them, and lived off their
One of the lures that drew Americans to the suburbs in the years after World War II was the promise
Today we speak to Miri Rubin, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary Universit
In a colonial-era housing estate in Nairobi, urban life unfolds in the shadow of a billboard promisi
In Renewal: Liberal Protestants and the American City after World War II (U Chicago Press, 2019), Ma
Situated at a crossroads of trade in the late nineteenth century, and later the economic capital of
Bringing to the fore a wealth of original research, A Detroit Story: Urban Decline and the Rise of P
Cities are one of the most significant contributors to global climate change. The rapid speed at whi
Art historian Minna Valjakka speaks with Satoko Naito to discuss her concept of Socially Engaged Cre
Prior to the abolition of slavery, thousands of African-descended people in the Americas lived in fr
While Washington, D.C., is still often referred to as “Chocolate City,” it has undergone significant
How do we promote peace in the streets? In his new book Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences o
Bowling for Communism: Urban Ingenuity at the End of East Germany (Cornell University Press, 2020) i
