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Urban transformations in the U.S.A : spaces, communities, representations /

How did American cities change throughout the 20th and early 21st century? This timely publication integrates research from American Literary and Cultural Studies, Urban Studies and History. The essays range from negotiations of the "ethnic city" in US literature and media, to studies of r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sattler, Julia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2016]
Colección:Urban studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How did American cities change throughout the 20th and early 21st century? This timely publication integrates research from American Literary and Cultural Studies, Urban Studies and History. The essays range from negotiations of the "ethnic city" in US literature and media, to studies of recent urban phenomena and their representations: gentrification, re-appropriation and conversion of urban spaces in the USA. These interdisciplinary and intercultural perspectives on American cities provide unique points of access for studying the complex narratives of urban transformation
Descripción Física:1 online resource (425 pages) : some illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783839431115
3839431115