Cityscapes of Modernity by David Frisby

Cityscapes of Modernity by David Frisby

* 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.

"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 togetherIndeed 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 provocative and interesting. A book to be celebrated." Mike Savage, University of Manchester

‘A wonderfully incisive dissection of new configurations of "cities" in the contemporary world' John Urry, Lancaster University

"The collection as a whole offers empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated contextual readings of major sociologists' reflections on urban life....In Frisby's hands, spatial dynamics become an indispensable component of sociological theory." Environment and Planning

"the collection as a whole offers empirically rich and theoriectically sophisticated contextual readings of major sociologists' reflections on urban life. In Frisby's hands, spatial dynamics become an indipensable component of sociological theory". Thomas Lekan, Department of History, University of South Carolina.

David Frisby is Professor of Sociology, Glasgow University

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ISBN 13	9780745626253
ISBN 10	0745626254
Title	Cityscapes of Modernity
Author	David Frisby
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2001-11-08
Number of pages	392
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.