Conscience of the Eye

The Design and Social Life of Cities

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

From the assembly halls of Athens to the Turkish baths of New York's Lower East Side, from eighteenth-century English gardens to the housing projects of Harlem—a study of the physical fabric of the city as a mirror of Western society and culture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-08-17
Mått:142 x 211 x 18 mm
Vikt:365 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:284
Förlag:WW Norton & Co
ISBN:9780393308785

Utforska kategorier

Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Richard Sennett’s books include The Corrosion of Character, Flesh and Stone, and Respect. He was the founding director of the New York Institute for the Humanities and now teaches sociology at New York University and at the London School of Economics.

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"Sennett brings an immensely civilized perspective to the forms and patterns—the visual experiences—of cities, primarily New York City, interpreting how they shape, reflect, or, sadly, fail to reflect, the human beings who built and use them. . . . Provocative and learned."