Overview
- Offers concise yet incisive critical discussion of how cities reflect and shape philosophical ideas; and how underlying narratives condition the ways in which cities are built, rebuilt and experienced
- Written accessibly for students in fields including urban studies, cultural and human geographies, sociology, and architecture, and professionals in city planning, development and culture
- Comprises a variety of first-hand description, polemic and research, as well as some vivid and well-used literary and cultural examples
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“Malcolm Miles has a very nuanced way of writing. His books are never about convincing the reader to a particular argument, instead he prefers to look for cracks in existing discourses and build intricate hypotheses. This beautiful book distinctively discusses the anti-urban tendencies inherent in modern urban theories and practices. It is written for independent thinkers and is a great intellectual pleasure to read.” (Dr Krzysztof Nawratek, School of Architecture, The University of Sheffield)
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Book Title: Paradoxical Urbanism
Book Subtitle: Anti-Urban Currents in Modern Urbanism
Authors: Malcolm Miles
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6341-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Singapore
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6340-9Published: 06 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-6343-0Published: 07 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-6341-6Published: 05 September 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 128
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urbanism, Human Geography