LEADER 02568nam 22005053u 450 001 9910786052603321 005 20230120033315.0 010 $a0-415-27927-5 010 $a1-134-46742-7 010 $a1-280-06283-5 010 $a0-203-49097-5 010 $a1-134-46743-5 010 $a1-283-96379-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000326151 035 $a(EBL)182327 035 $a(OCoLC)475895506 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182327 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5292582 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000326151 100 $a20130418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 14$aThe Anxious City$b[electronic resource] $eBritish Urbanism in the late 20th Century 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (293 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-27926-7 327 $aFront Cover; The Anxious City; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustration credits; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. The anxious city; 2. The picturesque city; 3. The free city; 4. The mediterranean city; 5. The city in ruins; 6. The architecture of civility; 7. 'America, E14'; 8. The museum, the city and the space of flows; 9. The spectacle of pleasure; 10. Staging the city; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIn the Western world, cities have arguably never been more anxious: practical anxieties about personal safety and metaphysical anxieties about the uncertain place of the city in culture are the small change of journalism and political debate. Cities have long been regarded as problems, in need of drastic solutions. In this context, the contemporary revival of city centres is remarkable. But in a culture that largely fears the urban, how can the contemporary city be imagined? How is it supposed to be used or inhabited? What does it mean? Taking England since WWII as its principal focus, this pr 606 $aCities and towns - England - History - 20th century 606 $aCities and towns-- England-- History-- 20th century-- Case studies 606 $aUrban policy 615 4$aCities and towns - England - History - 20th century. 615 4$aCities and towns-- England-- History-- 20th century-- Case studies. 615 4$aUrban policy. 676 $a307.76/0942/0904 676 $a307.7609420904 700 $aWilliams$b Richard J.$f1967-$01163661 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786052603321 996 $aThe Anxious City$93706551 997 $aUNINA