| Description |
xiv, 640 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Blackwell companions to geography ; [1] |
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Blackwell companions to geography ; 1
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| Contents |
Pt. I. Imagining cities -- Pt. II. The economy and the city -- Pt. III. Cities of division and difference -- Pt. IV. Public cultures and everyday space -- Pt. V. Urban politics and urban interventions |
| Summary |
"A Companion to the City sets out to think about cities in more textured ways and brings together scholars from a range of fields to create a multidisciplinary approach to cities. Academics from disciplines as diverse as film studies and economics, philosophy and geography, turn their attention to the city and generate exciting new ways of thinking." "This Companion provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Has accompanying reader: The Blackwell city reader |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Blackwell Reference Online |
| Subject |
Cities and towns -- Study and teaching.
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Cities and towns -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Cities and towns.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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| Author |
Watson, Sophie.
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Bridge, Gary.
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| LC no. |
00024885 |
| ISBN |
0631210520 alkaline paper |
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0631235787 paperback |
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