The Spirit of Cities : Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age /

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Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or va...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bell, Daniel (Daniel A.), 1964-
Otros Autores: De-Shalit, Avner
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban policy.
Identity politics.
Cities and towns > Social aspects.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems.
Politique urbaine.
Politique identitaire.
Villes > Aspect social.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Paperback Edition: The City and Identity; Introduction: Civicism; Jerusalem: The City of Religion; Montreal: The City of Language(s); Singapore: The City of Nation Building; Hong Kong: The City of Materialism; Beijing: The City of Political Power; Oxford: The City of Learning; Berlin: The City of (In)Tolerance; Paris: The City of Romance; New York: The City of Ambition; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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