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Cityscapes of Modernity: Critical Explorations
David Frisby
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Description for Cityscapes of Modernity: Critical Explorations
Hardback. * A sophisticated account of the work of key German thinkers, including Benjamin and Simmel, and their writings about the city. * Will have a wide--ranging approach, appealing to students and scholars of social theory but also urban studies and architecture. * Features 15 illustrations. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: AMA; JFC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 688.
The modern metropolis has been one of the crucial sites for the exploration of modernity since at least the mid-nineteenth century. In this new volume, David Frisby provides an original and critical examination of the construction and experience of metropolitan modernity.
The modern metropolis has been one of the crucial sites for the exploration of modernity since at least the mid-nineteenth century. In this new volume, David Frisby provides an original and critical examination of the construction and experience of metropolitan modernity.
Drawing on a rich variety of sources, Frisby seeks to reveal some key features of metropolitan experience in modernity. Among the issues examined are Benjamin's account of the flâneur and its relevance for social investigation and urban detection; Simmel's influential essay on the metropolis; contrasting interpretations of fin-de-siècle Berlin and Vienna by Sombart; the work of Otto ... Read more
Cityscapes of Modernity will be a valuable text for students of sociology, social theory, urban theory, cultural studies and architectural history, as well as all those interested in the urban culture of modernity.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745609676
SKU
V9780745609676
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99-20
About David Frisby
David Frisby is Professor of Sociology, Glasgow University
Reviews for Cityscapes of Modernity: Critical Explorations
"This book by David Frisby has his characteristic hallmarks: it is meticulously well researched and it makes unexpected and exciting connections between bodies of thought not commonly linked together. Indeed the playing off of social theory and architectural theory is one of its distinctive contributions. His various asides, for instance his interest in detective stories, or on expressionism, are always ... Read more