This book explores economic, social and environmental transformations in Europe and the USA to inform the regeneration of 'weak market cities'.
Middletown: a study in American culture
by Lynd, Robert Staughton, Lynd, Helen Merrell
fromHarvest/HBJ Book
Middletown: a study in American culture
by Lynd, Robert Staughton, Lynd, Helen Merrell
fromHarvest/HBJ Book
Middletown: a study in American culture
by Lynd, Robert Staughton, Lynd, Helen Merrell
fromHarvest book
Middletown: a study in American culture
by Lynd, Robert Staughton, Lynd, Helen Merrell
fromHarvest book
"The pioneer study in depth, now classic, of the day-by-day life of a typical, mid-continent American urban community at the quarter-century mark. In his Foreword, Clark Wissler calls it "a pioneer attempt to deal with a sample American community after the manner of social anthr…
There is nowhere else in the world quite like Chungking Mansions, a dilapidated seventeen-story commercial and residential structure in the heart of Hong Kong's tourist district. A remarkably motley group of people call the building home; Pakistani phone stall operators, Chinese…
Anthropological perspective are not often represented in urban studies, even though many anthropologist have been contributing actively to theory and research on urban poverty, racism, globalization, and architecture. Theorizing the City corrects this omission. Following a brief…
Anthropological perspective are not often represented in urban studies, even though many anthropologist have been contributing actively to theory and research on urban poverty, racism, globalization, and architecture. Theorizing the City corrects this omission. Following a brief…
Despite strong forces toward globalization, much of late 20th century urbanism demonstrates a movement toward cultural differentiation. Such factors as ethnicity and religious and cultural heritages have led to the concept of hybridity as a shaper of identity. Challenging the co…
Amin and Thrift maintain that the traditional divide between the city and the countryside has been perforated through urban encroachment, the thickening of the links between the two, and urbanisation as a way of life.