Urban Encounters

Author	: Helen Liggett
Publisher	: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages	: 220
Release	: 2003
ISBN-10	: 0816641277
ISBN-13	: 9780816641277
Rating	: 4/5 (77 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Urban Encounters by : Helen Liggett

Download or read book Urban Encounters written by Helen Liggett and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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