The City in Mind: Meditations on the Urban Condition
Notes on the Urban Condition
$31.67
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2003
Summary
In the highly acclaimed "The Geography of Nowhere, " James Howard Kunstler declared suburbia "a tragic landscape" and fueled a fierce debate over how we will live in twenty-first-century America. Here, Kunstler turns his discerning eye to urban life in America and beyond in dazzling excursions to classical Rome, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, Louis-Napoleon‘s Paris, the "gigantic hairball" that is contemporary Atlanta, the ludicrous spectacle of Las Vegas, and more. Seeking to discover what is constant and enduring in cities at their greatest, Kunstler explores how America got lost in suburban wilderness and locates pathways that might lead to civic revival. His authoritative tour is both a concise history of cities and a stunning critique of how they can aid or hinder social and civil progress. By turns dramatic and comic, "The City in Mind" is an exceptional glimpse into the urban condition.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743227230 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743227239 |
| Author: | James Howard Kunstler |
| Publisher: | Free Press |
| Imprint: | The Free Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2003 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 149mm x 218mm |
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Critics Review
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionKunstler has given thousands of ordinary Americans a vocabulary for articulating what they love and loathe about their surroundings.
Michael Fainelli The Christian Science Monitor Disturbing others’ sense of normality is something Kunstler does well…everyone who knows his work acknowledges his power to wake up a crowd. Sam Morris San Francisco Chronicle Kunstler brings a real-world practicality that’s lacking in too many books about cities. He’s a thorough reporter, with a lively style. Lloyd Eby The World & I Kunstler’s acerbic opinions and mastery of the apposite phrase, occurring on nearly every page, make for exhilarating reading. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kunstler has given thousands of ordinary Americans a vocabulary for articulating what they love and loathe about their surroundings.
James Howard Kunstler
James Howard Kunstler is the acclaimed author of two previous bsetselling books. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and an editor for ROLLING STONE, and is a frequent contributor to THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE.
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