A companion to the city /
A companion to the city /
Companion to the city /
edited by Gary Bridge and Sophie Watson.
- Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
- xiv, 640 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
- Blackwell companions to geography. .
- Blackwell companions to geography. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Imagining cities
Pt. II. The economy and the city
Pt. III. Cities of division and difference
Pt. IV. Public cultures and everyday space
Pt. V. Urban politics and urban interventions.
"A Companion to the City sets out to think about cities in more textured ways and brings together scholars from a range of fields to create a multidisciplinary approach to cities. Academics from disciplines as diverse as film studies and economics, philosophy and geography, turn their attention to the city and generate exciting new ways of thinking." "This Companion provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective."--BOOK JACKET.
9780631235781 (pbk.) 0631235787 (pbk.)
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns--Cross-cultural studies.
307.76 COM / 000580
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Imagining cities
Pt. II. The economy and the city
Pt. III. Cities of division and difference
Pt. IV. Public cultures and everyday space
Pt. V. Urban politics and urban interventions.
"A Companion to the City sets out to think about cities in more textured ways and brings together scholars from a range of fields to create a multidisciplinary approach to cities. Academics from disciplines as diverse as film studies and economics, philosophy and geography, turn their attention to the city and generate exciting new ways of thinking." "This Companion provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective."--BOOK JACKET.
9780631235781 (pbk.) 0631235787 (pbk.)
Cities and towns.
Cities and towns--Cross-cultural studies.
307.76 COM / 000580