Passages explorations of the contemporary city

Informed by the work of writers such as Henri Lefebvre, Paul Ricouer and Michel de Certeau, this collection of essays examines through multiple lenses eight topics related to the contemporary urban domain. The author employs powerful geographic and literary concepts such as space, narrative, and met...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Livesey, Graham, 1960- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary, Alta. : University of Calgary Press ©2004.
Colección:Canadian ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Space : the heterotopic dimension
  • Buildings : the anomalous condition
  • Narrative : the heuristic journey
  • Metaphor : the need for innovation
  • Gesture : the public language of the body
  • Points : the proliferation of intersections
  • Lines : the cartographic ideal
  • Surfaces : the role of memory.