The City of Today is a Dying Thing by Des Fitzgerald
An unmissable journey into the past, present and future of urban life.
'A social scientist offers a witty and sceptical view of our obsession with greenery in urban spaces. . Counterintuitive, funny and provocative . . . We could all use a little more of Fitzgerald's scepticism', Edwin Heath-cote, Financial Times
'An amusing, sceptical and refreshing journey through the past and fu-ture of urban life. Fitzgerald has an eye for the incongruous, and a talent for teasing out grander themes from unlikely or lacklustre settings . . . [his] en-gagements with his surroundings are compelling . . . [and] he has an entertaining cattiness throughout . . . [The City of Today is a Dying Thing is] a compassionate and lively venture, a robust defence of the messiness of cities, and a noble corrective against those who insist on a managerial view of nature, urban spaces and human beings', Daily Telegraph
'An amusing, sceptical and refreshing journey through the past and fu-ture of urban life. Fitzgerald has an eye for the incongruous, and a talent for teasing out grander themes from unlikely or lacklustre settings . . . [his] en-gagements with his surroundings are compelling . . . [and] he has an entertaining cattiness throughout . . . [The City of Today is a Dying Thing is] a compassionate and lively venture, a robust defence of the messiness of cities, and a noble corrective against those who insist on a managerial view of nature, urban spaces and human beings', Daily Telegraph
Des Fitzgerald is professor of medical humanities and social sciences at University College Cork. He was awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize for sociology in 2017, and named a 'New Generation Thinker' by the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. He lives in Cork.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571362226 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571362222 |
| Title | The City of Today is a Dying Thing |
| Author | Des Fitzgerald |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2025-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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