The urban lifeworld /

Urban conditions are crucial to our experience of modernity, and, as reflected by art, literature and popular culture, have influenced contemporary ideas of what urban life is about.The Urban Lifeworld contributes to our understanding of the cultural role of cities by offering new insight into the a...

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Other Authors: Madsen, Peter, 1944-, Plunz, Richard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0203996879
9780203996874
9780415234030
0415234034
9780415231770
0415231779
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:Urban conditions are crucial to our experience of modernity, and, as reflected by art, literature and popular culture, have influenced contemporary ideas of what urban life is about.The Urban Lifeworld contributes to our understanding of the cultural role of cities by offering new insight into the analysis of urban experience. Two exceptional cities, New York and Copenhagen, are the focus of this exploration of cultural representations of urban life, which investigates the contrasts between perceptions and formation of the urban lifeworld.Integrating sociological, aesthetic a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 390 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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