What Kind of a Dog is That?

by Nina Leen and Peter Passell

Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. "The Spirit of Cities" revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or values. In the ancient world, Athens was synonymous with democracy and Sparta represented military discipline. In this original and engaging book, Daniel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393012255
• ISBN13: 9780393012255
• Release Date: September 1979
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.