Title & Author:

Hypercity : the symbolic side of urbanism / edited by Peter J.M. Nas and Annemarie Samuels.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

London : Kegan Paul, 2006.

Description:

xii, 254 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.

Series:

Studies in anthropology, economy and society

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Urban symbolic ecology and the hypercity : state of the art and challenges for the future / Peter J. M. Nas and Rivke Jaffe Annemarie Samuels -- 2. 'Megaproyecto El Barranco' in Cuenca, Ecuador : architects and their role in local representations / Christien Klaufus -- 3. The Italian skyline : family towers as elements in urban symbolism / Gaby van der Zee -- 4. Looking back, forward or up? : urban symbolism and the politics of race in Jamaica's Redemption Song / Rivke Jaffe -- 5. Power of remembrance, supremacy of oblivion : history of the 'national monuments' in Ljubljana / Bozidar Jezernik -- 6. Sign of the times : symbolic change around Indonesian independence / Freek Colombijn -- 7. Under the tablecloth : exploring symbolism in central Cape Town / Peter J. M. Nas, Margot N. te Velde and Annemarie Samuels -- 8. The contra-dance : rapping and the art of symbolic resistance in the Parisian banlieue / Leeke Reinders -- 9. Selling the city : representations of a transitional urban community / Roelf ter Berg -- 10. Brussels as a symbol : controversial images of the capital of Europe / Alexandra Bitusikova -- 11. The use of symbols in city marketing : the case of Delft / Dirk Noordman.
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Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780710312792 (cased)
0710312792 (cased)

Subject:

Sociology, Urban.
Social ecology.
Symbolism in city planning.
Symbolism in architecture.
Social Environment
Sociologie urbaine.
Écologie sociale.
Symbolisme en urbanisme.
Symbolisme en architecture.
urban sociology.
human ecology.
Städtebau
Symbolik

Added entries:

Nas, P.
Samuels, Annemarie.
Studies in anthropology, economy and society.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 280276
Call No.: BIB 216900
Status: Available