Praised for its narrative style, strong research base, and distinctive theme—that urban politics in the U.S. has evolved as a dynamic interaction between governmental power and private purposes—the new edition of this #1 text is the most extensive revision yet. It has been updated to include preliminary data from the 2000 census, information about urban partisan movements and a new chapter on urban sprawl.

Also out in a new edition: Judd & Kantor's Politics of Urban America: A Reader 3/e , a terrific companion reader for this text. (To order City Politics 3/e packaged with the reader, give ISBN 0-201-77397-X to your bookstore).