▁seeing ▁and ▁acting ▁on ▁possibilities ▁for ▁construct ive ▁social ▁change . ▁The ▁span ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁goes ▁from ▁micro - level ▁studies ▁of ▁territorial ity ▁and ▁social ▁change , ▁to ▁the ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁diffusion ▁of ▁global ▁cities ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁and ▁Arab ▁world , ▁to ▁historical ▁studies ▁of ▁medieval ▁cities . ▁ ▁She ▁published ▁several ▁well - rece ived ▁works ▁on ▁American ▁cities ▁including ▁ ▁New ▁York , ▁Chicago , ▁Los ▁Angeles : ▁America ' s ▁Global ▁C ities ▁and ▁Race , ▁Space , ▁and ▁Ri ots ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁aged ▁ 8 5 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁soci olog ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Category : We equ ah ic ▁High ▁School ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Am her st ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ▁fac ulty ▁Category : American ▁University ▁in ▁C airo ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Smith ▁College ▁fac ulty ▁Category : N orth western ▁University ▁fac ulty ▁Category : World ▁system ▁sch ol ars ▁Category : American ▁women ▁academ ics ▁Category : American ▁women ▁histor ians ▁Category : W omen ▁soci