Meeting Place: The Human Encounter and the Challenge of Coexistence

by Paul Carter

Book Overview

In this remarkable and often dazzling book, Paul Carter explores the conditions for sociability in a globalized future. He argues that we make many assumptions about communication but overlook barriers to understanding between strangers as well as the importance of improvisation in overcoming these obstacles to meeting. While disciplines such as sociology, legal studies, psychology, political theory, and even urban planning treat meeting as a good...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816685398
• ISBN13: 9780816685394
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"