The City in Cultural Context

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-61144-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Routledge Library Editions: The City reprints some of the most important works in urban studies published in the last century.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Agnew, John

Mercer, John

Sopher, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables, List of plates, 1 Introduction, 2 Reflections on the cultural geography of the European city, 3 Culture and the urban order, 4 Culture and economy in the shaping of urban life: general issues and Latin American examples, 5 Culture, 'modes of production,' and the changing nature of cities in the Arab World, 6 The urban culture and the suburban culture: a new look at an old paper, 7 The Soviet city: continuity and change in privilege and place, 8 Japanese urban society and its cultural context, 9 City as a mirror of society: China, tradition and transformation, 10 Autonomous and directed cultural change: South African urbanization, 11 The built environment and cultural symbolism in post-colonial Madras, 12 A cultural analysis of urban residential landscapes in North America: the case of the anglophile élite, 13 Commentary, Contributors, Index

Über Autor(innen)

John Mercer, John Agnew, David Sopher