Real cities modernity, space, and the phantasmagorias of city life
'Real Cities' shows why it is necessary to take seriously the more imaginary and emotional aspects of city life. Drawing on the work of Walter Benjamin, Freud and Georg Simmel, it conducts an empirical investigation into the dreamlike and ghost-like experiences - phantasmagoria - of the ci...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, CA :
SAGE
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798093806719 |
| Sumario: | 'Real Cities' shows why it is necessary to take seriously the more imaginary and emotional aspects of city life. Drawing on the work of Walter Benjamin, Freud and Georg Simmel, it conducts an empirical investigation into the dreamlike and ghost-like experiences - phantasmagoria - of the city. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 216 p.) : ill., ports |
| Público: | Specialized. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780761970415 9786611251208 9781281251206 9781847871541 |
