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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823021003321

Autore

Scott Allen John

Titolo

The cultural economy of cities : essays on the geography of image-producing industries / / Allen J. Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 2000

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 2000

ISBN

9781446217481

1446217485

9781446264423

1446264424

9781446236178

144623617X

9781283879682

1283879689

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 245 p.) : ill., maps

Collana

Theory, culture & society

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

Industries - California - Los Angeles

Industries - France - Paris

Sociology, Urban - California - Los Angeles

Sociology, Urban - France - Paris

Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions

Paris (France) Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.[217]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I - Propaedeutica; Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Cultural Economy of Cities; Chapter 2 - The Mainsprings of Urban Economic Performance; Chapter 3 - The Creative Field and the Logic of Innovation in Image-Producing Complexes; Part II - Two Craft Industries: Collective Order and Regional Destiny; Chapter 4 - The Gem and Jewelry Industry in Los Angeles and Bangkok; Chapter 5 - The Household Furniture Industry of Los Angeles: Decline and Regeneration; Part III - Cinema, Music, and Multimedia

Chapter 6 - French Cinema I: Structure, Economic Performance, and



Social RegulationChapter 7 - French Cinema II: Place, Cultural Geography, and Competitive Advantage; Chapter 8 - The Recorded Music Industry in the United States; Chapter 9 - The Multimedia Industry: From Silicon Valley to Hollywood; Chapter 10 - Multimedia and Digital Visual Effects Workers in Southern California; Part IV - Los Angeles and Paris; Chapter 11 - Los Angeles: The Image as Commodity; Chapter 12 - Paris: Tradition and Change; Part V - Coda; Chapter 13 - Toward a Political Economy of the Cultural Commodity

ReferencesIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This examination of culture in the city provides a discussion of the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries. It explores many sectors of the cultural economy from craft industries to media industries.