Urban Encounters

In contrast to Walter Benjamin, Henri Lefebvre, and other European thinkers engaged with the concept of the urban, American intellectuals tend to envision the modern city as a dystopia, their perception of urban life influenced by negative stereotypes and fictional depictions in popular culture. In Urban Encounters, Helen Liggett challenges this fatalism by approaching the city as a vibrant, lived space. Combining a sophisticated critique of the urban with striking, street-level images, Liggett reclaims the human experience of the city.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Helen Liggett, Liggett Helen
• Editore: University Of Minnesota Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.05.2003
• EAN: 9780816641277
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-4127-7
• Pagine: 216
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura