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…
Abstract from the publisher: This book is among the most comprehensive studies of a city since Edgar M. Hoover and Raymond Vernon analyzed New York City thirty-five years ago in the classic Anatomy of a Metropolis. The main lesson outlined in the…
Abstract from the publisher: Robert Brentano evokes papal Rome in all its paradox and complicated brilliance. From a detailed re-creation of the physical "town" with its series of brick campanili and green and purple mosaic floors, to the…
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Depuis l'origine, l'homme n'a eu de cesse de domestiquer la nature et d'étendre son emprise sur l'ensemble de la planète. Dans cette conquête du système monde presque…
See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 3: Birmingham
Part 4: Brussels
Part 5: Frankfurt
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 2: Barcelona
Part 4: Brussels
Part 5: Frankfurt
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 2: Barcelona
Part 3: Birmingham
Part 4: Brussels
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series:
Part 1: The Hague (not available online)
Part 2: Barcelona
Part 3: Birmingham
Part 5: Frankfurt
Part 6: Lille
Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series: Part 1: The Hague (not available online) Part 2: Barcelona Part 3: Birmingham Part 4: Brussels Part 5: Frankfurt Part 7: Comparative analysis
See also the other books in this series: Part 1: The Hague (not available online) Part 2: Barcelona Part 3: Birmingham Part 4: Brussels Part 5: Frankfurt Part 6: Lille
Abstract from the publisher: In 1971, a group of young people broke into a closed down military area in Copenhagen. It was located not more than a mile from the Royal Danish Palace and the Danish parliament. Soon, the media published images and…
Extract from the Introduction: The poor were always with the English. Poverty had been of broad social concern since the Elizabethan period at least: the topic of ongoing debate, periodic legislation, sporadic philanthropy. But the London poor of…
Présentation par les éditeurs :
Après plus d’un an d’écriture et d’entretiens à travers la France nous sommes heureux de vous présenter l’ouvrage dédié aux projets…
Extract from the Preface: Several purposes informed the collaborative work behind this volume. First, it provides a sustained examination, from a variety of viewpoints, of one urban place. Banaras was chosen primarily because it had attracted a…
Abstract from the publisher: Urban agriculture is an increasingly popular practice in cities worldwide, and a sustainable future for it is critical, especially for the urban poor of the developing world. This book presents the first findings of…
Extract from the introduction:
The task I have undertaken in this book is to account for the peculiar sense of solidarity that the citizens of Barcelona developed between 1888 and 1939, and to explain why shared experiences of civic culture and…
Extract from the Introduction:
This study explores social practices and rituals related to xxiangyi , also called xiangqing and ziyi , Chinese expressions for the sentiment that binds people from the same native place. This sentiment, and the social…
Extract from the Preface: In Downtown San Francisco, just one block from the Transamerica pyramid, is the large relict basement of the International Hotel. The lot has stood empty since 1977. In the Western Addition, one and a half miles to the…