Cities in the Urban Age : A Dissent /

We live in a self-proclaimed Urban Age, where we celebrate the city as the source of economic prosperity, a nurturer of social and cultural diversity, and a place primed for democracy. We proclaim the city as the fertile ground from which progress will arise. Without cities, we tell ourselves, human...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beauregard, Robert A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2018]
Temas:
Cities and towns > Political aspects > United States.
Cities and towns > Political aspects.
Cities and towns > Social aspects > United States.
Cities and towns > Social aspects.
Cities and towns.
Urban economics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
US cities.
contradictions.
daily life.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The City
  • 2. Wealth, Poverty
  • 3. Destructive, Sustainable
  • 4. Oligarchic, Democratic
  • 5. Intolerant, Tolerant
  • 6. Encountering Contradictions
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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