Humanising the city? : social contexts of urban life at the turn of the millennium /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Other Authors / Creators:Cohen, Anthony P. 1946-
Fukui, Katsuyoshi, 1943-2008.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [1993]
Subjects:
Description
Summary:Japanese, African, and Western perspectives are included in 12 essays from the symposium The Age of the City: Human Life in the Twenty-First Century in Osaka, Japan, March 1990. They explore how people are carving out human-sized spheres in massive, impersonal cites, both by modifying traditional structures and by appropriating new structures to their own needs. Among the topics are world cities of permanent transience, festivals, social and communicative networks, kinship, and some crystal-ball gazing. Distributed by Columbia U. Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Item Description:"Essays originally presented to the symposium, The Age of the city : human life in the twenty-first century, held at The International House, Osaka, Japan, 27-30 March 1990 . . ."
Physical Description:xii, 228 pages : map ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0748603883