Author: Helen Liggett
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816641277
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
American intellectuals tend to envision the modern city as a dystopia, their perception of urban life influenced by negative stereotypes and fictional depictions in popular culture. the author challenges this fatalism by approaching the city as a vibrant, lived space. Combining a sophisticated critique of the urban with striking, street-level images, the author reclaims the human experience of the city.