City Life

By Adrian Franklin

Cities are more important as cultural entities than their mere function as dormitories and industrial sites. Yet, the understanding of what makes a city ′alive′ and appealing in cultural terms is still hotly contested - why are some cities so much more interesting, popular and successful than others?

In this engaging discussion in the text City Life, Adrian Franklin takes the reader on a tour of contemporary western cities exploring their historical development and arguing that it is the transformative, ritual and performative qualities of successful cities that makes a difference.

Emphasizing the importance of experience, the book represents the fluid complexity of the city as a living space, an environment and a posthumanist space of transformation. It will be of interest to all those engaging with the difficulties of urban life in sociology, human geography, tourism and cultural studies departments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761944761
• ISBN13: 9780761944768
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"