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A Theory of Urbanity Cities provide for people, not just functionally in terms of jobs, obligations and practical pursuits, but also, and above all, emotionally. We like some cities and detest others. Despite shared rationalizations and common modes of administration and design, each city has its own culture. A culture is typically human in that it contains all dimensions of the human, personal condition--from the lowest to the most sublime. Urban culture comprises both economic and civic culture, and is the source of a city's vitality. For today's urban sprawls, which have a weak and failing economic and civic culture, the task of the urban administration and various economic a...
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"This masterly book accomplishes two things: As an exercise in highly sophisticated historical sociology, it places the city at the heart of the great drama of modernization. But it is also a passionate defense of urbanity and of the civic culture to which it has been linked. The book should be read by everyone who cares about the fate of cities and who loves their vulnerable vitality." --Peter L. Berger, Boston University
-This masterly book accomplishes two things: As an exercise in highly sophisticated historical sociology, it places the city at the heart of the great drama of modernization. But it is also a passionate defense of urbanity and of the civic culture to which it has been linked. The book should be read by everyone who cares about the fate of cities and who loves their vulnerable vitality.- --Peter L. Berger, Boston University
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-This masterly book accomplishes two things: As an exercise in highly sophisticated historical sociology, it places the city at the heart of the great drama of modernization. But it is also a passionate defense of urbanity and of the civic culture to which it has been linked. The book should be read by everyone who cares about the fate of cities and who loves their vulnerable vitality.- --Peter L. Berger, Boston University
Anton C. Zijderveld is professor emeritus of general sociology at Erasmus University, Rotterdam. He taught briefly in the United States and Canada. Among his publications are The Abstract Society, On Cliches, and Reality in a Looking-Glass.
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- PublisherTransaction Publishers
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1412808200
- ISBN 13 9781412808200
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages212
- EditorZijderveld Anton
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