Cityscapes

Cityscapes

Ben Highmore

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2005
ISBN:
9780333929346

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This book provides a methodology for studying the experience and culture of urban modernity. It examines a number of thematic case-studies, demonstrating the potential of an approach to city culture that privileges description and attention to movement. Written for students in an accessible style, the book offers a vivid account of the rhythms of urban modernity as they are articulated in a variety of cultural forms from the nineteenth century novel to the film The Matrix.

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