City life

City life / by Adrian Franklin.

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...

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Main Author: Franklin, Adrian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 2010.
Subjects:
City and town life.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
City and town life
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One
  • BECOMING CITIES; 1 The Traditional City; 2 The Machinic City; 3 The Solid Modern City: 1; 4 The Solid Modern City: 2; 5 The Dysfunctional City?; Part Two
  • MAKING CITY LIFE; 6 The Ecological City; 7 City Lifestyle; 8 Cities of Spectacle and Carnival; 9 City Natures; 10 Rites de Renaissance; References and Further Reading; Index.

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