Cityscapes of modernity : critical explorations /
David Frisby.
- xi, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-368) and index.
The City Observed: The Flaneur in Social Theory -- The City Detected: Representations and Realities of Detection -- The City Interpreted: Georg Simmel's Metropolis -- The City Compared: Vienna is not Berlin -- The City Designed: Otto Wagner and Vienna -- The City Dissolved: Social Theory, the Metropolis and Expressionism -- The City Rationalized: Martin Wagner's New Berlin. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
"Cityscapes of Modernity will be a valuable text for students of sociology, social theory, urban theory, cultural studies and architectural history, as well as all those interested in the urban culture of modernity."--BOOK JACKET.
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Cities and towns Cities and towns in literature City planning. Civilization, Modern Architecture, Modern