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The city, revisited : Urban theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York
Abstract from the publisher : Reexamining urban scholarship for the twenty-first century The contributors to The City, Revisited trace an intellectual history that begins in 1925 with the publication of the influential classic The City, engaging…
The city-state in Europe, 1000-1600: Hinterland, territory, region
Abstract from the publisher: No detailed comparison of the city-state in medieval Europe has been undertaken over the last century. Research has concentrated on the role of city-states and their republican polities as harbingers of the modern state,…
The city of transition and the transition of cities II : Urban geography (Vol. 26, No. 3)
Contents :
Lynn A. Staeheli - Editorial : Can American cities be sites of citizenship? What can we do about it?
Yehua Dennis Wei - Planning Chinese cities : The limits of transitional institutions*
Ya Ping Wang - Low-income communities and urban…
The city of the senses: Urban culture and urban space
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Offering an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to the city which opens up new ways of understanding urban culture and urban space, the author approaches the city as essentially a "material" place where…
The city in the Roman West, c. 250 BC - c. AD 250
Abstract from the publisher : The city is widely regarded as the most characteristic expression of the social, cultural and economic formations of the Roman Empire. This was especially true in the Latin-speaking West, where urbanism was much less…
The city in the Ottoman Empire : Migration and the making of urban modernity
Abstract from the publisher : The nexus of urban governance and human migration was a crucial feature in the modernisation of cities in the Ottoman Empire of the nineteenth century. This book connects these two concepts to examine the Ottoman city…
The city in the experience economy: Role and transformation
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The book develops a new approach to urban development in which leisure, pleasure or experiences are seen as key drivers. History, authenticity, urban qualities, local culture and leisure offerings or a vibrant retail…
The city as theme park and the theme park as city : Amusement space, urban form, and cultural change
The city as a social, legal, and political concept
Gerald Frug is a Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and a specialist on legal problems of local government and legal theory.
The city and the world: New York's global future
Abstract from the publisher: At first glance a study on cities and foreign policy may seem a bold leap into the future of international relations, but it represents, rather, a giant step into the present--into what is already taking place across…