Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 248 pages) : illustrations. |
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Series |
Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 22
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Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; 22.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Legible cities : urban signs and subjects -- Urban grids and urban imaginary : city to cyberspace, cyberspace to city -- The city of control and the polis -- City moves : urban spaces and motion -- Global cities and citizens. |
Summary |
This book is an investigation of how contemporary?postmodern?cities and their inhabitants have been transformed by the forces of globalization and new information technologies. Drawing upon a wide range of discourses, from architectural theory and urban studies to psychoanalysis and Marxism, it explores this transformation through readings of contemporary literature, film, art, and real-world urban and cyber spaces. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sociology, Urban.
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Sociology, Urban. |
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City and town life.
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City and town life. |
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Postmodernism -- Social aspects.
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Postmodernism -- Social aspects. |
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Cities and towns.
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Cities and towns. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Geyh, Paula. Cities, citizens, and technologies. New York, NY : Routledge, 2009 (DLC) 2008037545 |
ISBN |
0415991722 (cloth) |
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9780415991728 (cloth) |
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9780203880470 (electronic book) |
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0203880471 (electronic book) |
Standard No. |
9786612084478 |
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