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Mirrors of memory : culture, politics, and time in Paris and Tokyo /

As society becomes more global, many see the world's great cities becoming increasinsly similar. But while contemporary cultures do depend on and resemble each other in previously unimagined ways, homogenization is sometimes overestimated. In this book, the author considers how two of the world...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, James W. (James Wilson), 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Views of the capital : walking and reading the city
  • Form and pattern in the city
  • From center to periphery
  • The manipulated city
  • Monuments and commemorations
  • The capital envisioned
  • Capital, context, country.