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Enhancing the city : New perspectives for tourism and leisure
Abstract from the publisher : Departing from a survey on the post-modern landscapes of tourism, this book explores the transformations the city has undergone and the way it has become a simulacrum offered to tourists, spectacularised with the aim…
Espaces partagés, espaces disputés. Bruxelles, une capitale et ses habitants
Présentation de l'éditeur :
Bruxelles est depuis toujours un lieu de pouvoir important. Pour asseoir ce rôle, des investissements considérables ont été consentis régulièrement pour remodeler…
Esquisses d'une anthropologie de la ville : lieux, situations, mouvements
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Au moment où la ville, dit-on, se "défait", le regard anthropologique s’avère plus nécessaire que jamais pour retrouver, sans préjugé ni…
Ethnic Amsterdam : Immigrants and urban change in the twentieth century
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Over the centuries, people from all parts of the world have been drawn to the city of Amsterdam. While immigrants adapted to local customs, opportunities and constraints, their practices and habits have left indelible…
Expositions : Literature and architecture in nineteenth-century France
Abstract from the publisher : In Expositions, Philippe Hamon leads us on an engaging intellectual stroll through the spaces and representations of the nineteenth-century French metropolis. Inspired by the cultural histories of Walter Benjamin and…
Fertiles Mobiles : cultiver ensemble l'espace public
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« Nous, les urbains sans terre, souhaitons planter et cueillir. Les espaces verts classiques n’assouvissent pas notre soif de contact avec les autres espèces vivantes. Avoir la…
Global cities : Transtext(e)s transcultures - Journal of global cultural studies
From the introduction by Lawrence Phillips : Is the 'global' city an age-old historical phenomenon associated with economic, cultural, and imperial power (Rome, Athens, Beijing, Istanbul), or a consequence of the industrial revolution? Is it a…
Havana beyond the ruins : Cultural mappings after 1989
Abstract from the publisher : In Havana beyond the Ruins, prominent architects, scholars, and writers based in and outside of Cuba analyze how Havana has been portrayed in literature, music, and the visual arts since Soviet subsidies of Cuba…
Henri Lefebvre and the Spanish urban experience: Reading the mobile city
Abstract from the publisher: An important contribution to the still evolving field of 'urban cultural studies,' Henri Lefebvre and the Spanish Urban Experience is the first book to thoroughly apply the French urban philosopher's thoughts on cities…
Images d'un renouvellement urbain
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Antoine d'Agata, Gabriele Basilico, Yves Bélorgey, Christophe Bourguedieu, Lynne Cohen, Jordi Colomer, John Davies, Patrick Faigenbaum, Charles Fréger, Éric Larrayadieu, Rut Blees…
Imagining the city : Memories and cultures in Cape Town
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Cities are not only made of buildings and roads, they are also constructed through popular imagination and spaces of representation. Imagining the City: Memories and Cultures in Cape Town presents an array of oral and…
Inside Greenwich Village : A New York City neighborhood, 1898-1918
From the preface : Most books about twentieth-century Greenwich Village history focus on the artists, writers, and cultural radicals whose activities brought the Village international fame as America's bohemia. Other residents of the Village, if…
Insurgent public space : Guerrilla urbanism and the remaking of contemporary cities
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In cities around the world, individuals and groups are reclaiming and creating urban sites, temporary spaces and informal gathering places. These ‘insurgent public spaces’ challenge conventional views of…