Ebook: Cities of the Mind: Images and Themes of the City in the Social Sciences
- Tags: Business/Management Science general, Political Science general, Sociology general, Regional/Spatial Science
- Series: Environment Development and Public Policy
- Year: 1984
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Curious about the images of the city that have been evolving in the different social sciences, we did what academics often do in such a situa 1 tion: we set up a seminar on "Images of the City in the Social Sciences." From the start, we counted on the help of specialists in other fields to pursue their interests. Of the persons who agreed to participate, all but two came from the United States, and their analyses, in the main, reflect the experience of Western countries and the United States. In our formal instructions to our collaborators, we took fi>r granted that a variety of images of the city could be found or inferred in their fields of expertise. We asked them to identify these images and their functions, to explain how and why they have changed over time, and to relate these images to the distinct intellectual traditions and techniques-analytical or otherwise-in their respective fields. The definition of image was left to the judgment of the participants.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Images, Themes, and Urbanography....Pages 3-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Geography....Pages 21-36
Economics....Pages 37-54
Images of the City in Political Science....Pages 55-82
Anthropological Approaches to the City....Pages 83-95
Sociology-Four Images of Organized Diversity....Pages 97-117
History....Pages 119-132
City Planning....Pages 133-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Reconsidering The Image of the City....Pages 151-161
The Puzzle of Antiurbanism in Classic American Literature....Pages 163-180
Slums and Skyscrapers....Pages 181-195
Urban Political Images in Search of a Historical Context....Pages 197-232
The City as a Legal Concept....Pages 233-290
Cities and Countryside in Anthropology....Pages 291-311
Ex Uno Plures....Pages 313-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-356
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Images, Themes, and Urbanography....Pages 3-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Geography....Pages 21-36
Economics....Pages 37-54
Images of the City in Political Science....Pages 55-82
Anthropological Approaches to the City....Pages 83-95
Sociology-Four Images of Organized Diversity....Pages 97-117
History....Pages 119-132
City Planning....Pages 133-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Reconsidering The Image of the City....Pages 151-161
The Puzzle of Antiurbanism in Classic American Literature....Pages 163-180
Slums and Skyscrapers....Pages 181-195
Urban Political Images in Search of a Historical Context....Pages 197-232
The City as a Legal Concept....Pages 233-290
Cities and Countryside in Anthropology....Pages 291-311
Ex Uno Plures....Pages 313-335
Back Matter....Pages 337-356
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