ISBN:
1299534600
,
9780745648903
,
9781299534605
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XI, 203 S.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences series
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Stevenson, Deborah, 1958 - The city
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Stadtleben
;
Stadtsoziologie
Abstract:
This book is a fresh and engaging analysis of the city as a central concept in contemporary social thought. It probes the contested and negotiated ways in which cities are built, understood, lived and imagined. Taking a thematic approach and drawing on a range of theoretical, methodological and empirical points of reference, it examines such subjects as urban inequality, public space, creative cities, globalization, the night-time economy, suburbia, and memory and emotion. In The City Deborah Stevenson argues that, as theories and concepts shape what is known about citi
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1: Theoretical City: Concepts and Frameworks; 2: Material City: Economies and Inequalities; 3: Everyday City: Diversity and Predictability; 4: Dark City: Regulation and Stimulation; 5: Emotional City: Memory, Belief and Passion; 6: Global City: Hierarchies and the Urban 'Other'; 7: Imagined City: Visions and Brands; 8: Conclusion: Concepts of the City and Beyond; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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