Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies, The Blackwell City Reader, Second Edition features a comprehensive selection of multidisciplinary readings relating to the analysis and experience of global cities. It includes new sections of materialities and mobilities to capture the most recent debates. It is the most international reader of its kind, including extensive coverage of urban issues in Asia, China, and India. It combines theoretical approaches with a wide range of geographical case studies. It is organized to be used as a stand-alone text or alongside Blackwell’s A Companion to the City .