Cities and Fascination

Beyond the Surplus of Meaning

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban
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Author: Wolf-Dietrich Sahr ISBN: 9781317166115
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: May 23, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Wolf-Dietrich Sahr
ISBN: 9781317166115
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: May 23, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Bringing together leading urban scholars, this book discusses the linkages between the economic, social and psychological factors of the urban environment. It focuses on the growth of private urbanity that has led to a 'spectactularization' of the city, the most extreme component of attention being the fascination which is aroused by attractions and state-managed events. The complex characteristics of this fascination are examined under the dimensions of aesthetics, emotions, lived experiences and power structures and governance. The interdisciplinary nature of this collection has wide international appeal and will be of interest to academics of social and cultural geography and cultural and media studies.

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Bringing together leading urban scholars, this book discusses the linkages between the economic, social and psychological factors of the urban environment. It focuses on the growth of private urbanity that has led to a 'spectactularization' of the city, the most extreme component of attention being the fascination which is aroused by attractions and state-managed events. The complex characteristics of this fascination are examined under the dimensions of aesthetics, emotions, lived experiences and power structures and governance. The interdisciplinary nature of this collection has wide international appeal and will be of interest to academics of social and cultural geography and cultural and media studies.

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