The spaces of the modern city : imaginaries, politics, and everyday life / edited by Gyan Prakash and Kevin M. Kruse. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2008. - x, 457 p. : ill. (b&w) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An interdisciplinary, international exploration of the spaces of the modern city, this book examines the ways in which the modern city takes shape in the interplay between its spaces and its imaginations, and the nature of spatial politics. Examples are drawn from many cities at many periods of history.

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Cities and towns--Case studies.
Sociology, Urban--Case studies.

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