| Description |
x, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"...How the ethos of each city is expressed in political, cultural, and economic life, and also how pride in a city's ethos can oppose the homogenizing tendencies of globalization and curb the exesses of nationalism"--Jacket p. [2] |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- Social aspects.
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Cities and towns.
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Citizenship.
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Identity politics.
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Urban policy.
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| Author |
De-Shalit, Avner.
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| LC no. |
2011019200 |
| ISBN |
069115144X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780691151441 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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