The City Cultures Reader - Routledge Urban Reader Series

Malcolm Miles, Tim Hall, Iain Borden

Paperback (27 Jan 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

City Cultures Reader is an outstanding collection of 60 texts, focussing on the cultural aspects, frameworks and perceptions of cities. Organised into twelve sections this text draws on material from cultural studies, architectural criticism and theory, cultural and human geography, urban design and critical theory. This exciting collection of readings draws out the comparisons and contrasts of the city by the juxtaposition of texts in each section. The excellent line up of contributors discuss a variety of current issues including:
· utopian and dystopian visions
· ecology
· social justice
· city form
· possible futures.
· every day life

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Routledge

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415207348
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	27 Jan 2000
DEWEY:	307.76
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	338
Weight:	907g
Height:	246mm
Width:	189mm
Spine width:	17mm