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City life /
Cities are more important as cultural entities than their mere function as dormitories and industrial sites. Yet, the understanding of what makes a city 'alive' and appealing in cultural terms is still hotly contested - why are some cities so much more interesting, popular and successful t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks :
SAGE,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Cities are more important as cultural entities than their mere function as dormitories and industrial sites. Yet, the understanding of what makes a city 'alive' and appealing in cultural terms is still hotly contested - why are some cities so much more interesting, popular and successful than others? In this engaging discussion in the text City Life, Adrian Franklin takes the reader on a tour of contemporary western cities exploring their historical development and arguing that it is the transformative, ritual and performative qualities of successful cities that makes a difference. Here is a n. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (247 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical reference (pages 229-239) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857026545 0857026542 9780761944768 0761944761 9781446241745 1446241742 |