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276 pages; 21 cm.
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276 pages; 21 cm.
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, ©2008
New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, ©2008
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The lost art of walking : the history, science, philosophy, and literature of pedestrianism / Geoff Nicholson.
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276 pages; 21 cm.
The lost art of walking : the history, science, philosophy, and literature of pedestrianism / Geoff Nicholson.
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, ©2008
New York : Riverhead Books, 2009, ©2008
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Issues in the conservation of photographs / edited by Debra Hess Norris, Jennifer Jae Gutierrez.
Issues in the conservation of photographs / edited by Debra Hess Norris, Jennifer Jae Gutierrez.
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xvii, 734 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Bibliothèque main 269073 | TR465 .R4 2010 | Manquant
- Bibliothèque main 320514 | 320514 | 1 | Disponible
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xvii, 734 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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- Norris, Debra Hess,,
- Gutierrez, Jennifer Jae,,
- Getty Conservation Institute.
Sujet:
- Photographs Conservation and restoration.,
- Photographies Conservation et restauration.,
- Photographie.,
- Photoalbum.,
- Farbphotographie.,
- Archivierung.,
- Restaurierung.,
- Konservierung.,
- Daguerreotypie.,
- Ausstellungstechnik.,
- Negativ.,
- Fototeknik handböcker, manualer, etc.,
- Fotografi restaurering och konservering.,
- Fotografier restaurering och konservering.,
- 1850-2010
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Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2010.
Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2010.
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Issues in the conservation of photographs / edited by Debra Hess Norris, Jennifer Jae Gutierrez.
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xvii, 734 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Issues in the conservation of photographs / edited by Debra Hess Norris, Jennifer Jae Gutierrez.
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- Bibliothèque main 269073 | TR465 .R4 2010 | Manquant
- Bibliothèque main 320514 | 320514 | 1 | Disponible
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xvii, 734 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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livres
livres
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Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2010.
Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2010.
Auteur:
- Norris, Debra Hess,,
- Gutierrez, Jennifer Jae,,
- Getty Conservation Institute.
Sujet:
- Photographs Conservation and restoration.,
- Photographies Conservation et restauration.,
- Photographie.,
- Photoalbum.,
- Farbphotographie.,
- Archivierung.,
- Restaurierung.,
- Konservierung.,
- Daguerreotypie.,
- Ausstellungstechnik.,
- Negativ.,
- Fototeknik handböcker, manualer, etc.,
- Fotografi restaurering och konservering.,
- Fotografier restaurering och konservering.,
- 1850-2010
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241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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- Ashley Dawson -- Fiore Longo -- Guillaume Blanc -- Blaise Mudodosi -- Kipchumba Rotich -- Neema Pathak Broome -- Rosaleen Duffy -- Pranab Doley -- Delcasse Lukumbu -- Birendra Mahato -- Julien Basimika Enamiruwa --,
- Lara Domínguez -- Archana Soreng -- Sutej Hugu -- Ashish Kothari -- Frédéric Hache -- Simon Counsell -- Norberto Altamirano Zárate -- Josefa Sanchez Contreras -- Bhanumathi Kalluri -- Noé Amador --,
- Joe Eisen -- Celeste Alexander -- John Vidal -- Robert E. Moïse --,
- Mordecai Ogada -- Taneyulime Pilisi -- Madhuresh Kumar -- Dina Gilio-Whitaker -- Juan Pablo Gutierrez -- Llanquiray Painemal Morales -- Lottie Cunningham Wren -- Tokala Leeladhar -- Mekozi Rufin -- J. K. Thimma -- Robert Fletcher -- Madegowda C. Ashoka -- Esther Wah --,
- Dawson, Ashley, 1965-,
- Longo, Fiore,,
- Alexander, Celeste,,
- Altamirano Zárate, Norberto,,
- Amador, Noé,,
- Blanc, Guillaume,,
- Broome, Neema Pathak,,
- C., Madegowda,,
- Counsell, Simon,,
- Doley, Pranab,,
- Domínguez, Lara,,
- Duffy, Rosaleen,,
- Eisen, Joe,,
- Enamiruwa, Julien Basimika,,
- Fletcher, Robert, 1973-,
- Gilio-Whitaker, Dina,,
- Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo,,
- Hache, Frédéric,,
- Hugu, Sutej,,
- Kalluri, Bhanumathi,,
- Kothari, Ashish,,
- Kumar, Madhuresh,,
- Leeladhar, Tokala,,
- Lukumbu, Delcasse,,
- Mahato, Birendra,,
- Moïse, Robert E.,,
- Painemal Morales, Llanquiray,,
- Muhigwa, Blaise Mudodosi,,
- Ogada, Mordecai,,
- Pilisi, Taneyulime,,
- Rogers, Deborah S.,,
- Rotich, Kipchumba,,
- Rufin, Mekozi,,
- Sánchez Contreras, Josefa,,
- Soreng, Archana,,
- Thimma, J. K.,,
- Vidal, John,,
- Wah, Esther,,
- Wren, Lottie Cunningham,,
- Survival International.
Sujet:
- Ethnoecology.,
- Environmental protection.,
- Environmental justice.,
- Protected areas Management.,
- Indigenous peoples Government relations.,
- Nature conservation.,
- Autonomy and independence movements.,
- Ecosocialism.,
- Ethnoécologie.,
- Environnement Protection.,
- Justice environnementale.,
- Aires protégées Gestion.,
- Autochtones Relations avec l'État.,
- Nature Conservation.,
- Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes.,
- Écosocialisme.,
- environmental protection.
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Brooklyn, NY : Common Notions, [2023], ©2023
Brooklyn, NY : Common Notions, [2023], ©2023
Titre:
Decolonize conservation : global voices for Indigenous self-determination, land, and a world in common / edited by Ashley Dawson, Fiore Longo, and Survival International.
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241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Decolonize conservation : global voices for Indigenous self-determination, land, and a world in common / edited by Ashley Dawson, Fiore Longo, and Survival International.
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241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Brooklyn, NY : Common Notions, [2023], ©2023
Brooklyn, NY : Common Notions, [2023], ©2023
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- Ashley Dawson -- Fiore Longo -- Guillaume Blanc -- Blaise Mudodosi -- Kipchumba Rotich -- Neema Pathak Broome -- Rosaleen Duffy -- Pranab Doley -- Delcasse Lukumbu -- Birendra Mahato -- Julien Basimika Enamiruwa --,
- Lara Domínguez -- Archana Soreng -- Sutej Hugu -- Ashish Kothari -- Frédéric Hache -- Simon Counsell -- Norberto Altamirano Zárate -- Josefa Sanchez Contreras -- Bhanumathi Kalluri -- Noé Amador --,
- Joe Eisen -- Celeste Alexander -- John Vidal -- Robert E. Moïse --,
- Mordecai Ogada -- Taneyulime Pilisi -- Madhuresh Kumar -- Dina Gilio-Whitaker -- Juan Pablo Gutierrez -- Llanquiray Painemal Morales -- Lottie Cunningham Wren -- Tokala Leeladhar -- Mekozi Rufin -- J. K. Thimma -- Robert Fletcher -- Madegowda C. Ashoka -- Esther Wah --,
- Dawson, Ashley, 1965-,
- Longo, Fiore,,
- Alexander, Celeste,,
- Altamirano Zárate, Norberto,,
- Amador, Noé,,
- Blanc, Guillaume,,
- Broome, Neema Pathak,,
- C., Madegowda,,
- Counsell, Simon,,
- Doley, Pranab,,
- Domínguez, Lara,,
- Duffy, Rosaleen,,
- Eisen, Joe,,
- Enamiruwa, Julien Basimika,,
- Fletcher, Robert, 1973-,
- Gilio-Whitaker, Dina,,
- Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo,,
- Hache, Frédéric,,
- Hugu, Sutej,,
- Kalluri, Bhanumathi,,
- Kothari, Ashish,,
- Kumar, Madhuresh,,
- Leeladhar, Tokala,,
- Lukumbu, Delcasse,,
- Mahato, Birendra,,
- Moïse, Robert E.,,
- Painemal Morales, Llanquiray,,
- Muhigwa, Blaise Mudodosi,,
- Ogada, Mordecai,,
- Pilisi, Taneyulime,,
- Rogers, Deborah S.,,
- Rotich, Kipchumba,,
- Rufin, Mekozi,,
- Sánchez Contreras, Josefa,,
- Soreng, Archana,,
- Thimma, J. K.,,
- Vidal, John,,
- Wah, Esther,,
- Wren, Lottie Cunningham,,
- Survival International.
Sujet:
- Ethnoecology.,
- Environmental protection.,
- Environmental justice.,
- Protected areas Management.,
- Indigenous peoples Government relations.,
- Nature conservation.,
- Autonomy and independence movements.,
- Ecosocialism.,
- Ethnoécologie.,
- Environnement Protection.,
- Justice environnementale.,
- Aires protégées Gestion.,
- Autochtones Relations avec l'État.,
- Nature Conservation.,
- Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes.,
- Écosocialisme.,
- environmental protection.
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More and more of us are choosing to live in the man-made environment of the city. The mismatch between this artificial world and our nature-starved souls can contribute to the stresses of city living in a way that is barely noticed – but is crucially important. What does the science of architectural psychology tell us about how the world of brick and concrete affects how(...)
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More and more of us are choosing to live in the man-made environment of the city. The mismatch between this artificial world and our nature-starved souls can contribute to the stresses of city living in a way that is barely noticed – but is crucially important. What does the science of architectural psychology tell us about how the world of brick and concrete affects how(...)
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Headspace: the psychology of city living
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More and more of us are choosing to live in the man-made environment of the city. The mismatch between this artificial world and our nature-starved souls can contribute to the stresses of city living in a way that is barely noticed – but is crucially important. What does the science of architectural psychology tell us about how the world of brick and concrete affects how we think, feel and behave? In an increasingly crowded urban world, how does good urban design inspire, restore and bring us together? Conversely, how does bad architecture cause anxiety, alienation and depression?Starting with the home and reaching out to the street, neighbourhood and wider city landscape, Headspace teaches us how to see our cities differently, and how we can best adapt to our rapidly changing urban world.
Headspace: the psychology of city living
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More and more of us are choosing to live in the man-made environment of the city. The mismatch between this artificial world and our nature-starved souls can contribute to the stresses of city living in a way that is barely noticed – but is crucially important. What does the science of architectural psychology tell us about how the world of brick and concrete affects how we think, feel and behave? In an increasingly crowded urban world, how does good urban design inspire, restore and bring us together? Conversely, how does bad architecture cause anxiety, alienation and depression?Starting with the home and reaching out to the street, neighbourhood and wider city landscape, Headspace teaches us how to see our cities differently, and how we can best adapt to our rapidly changing urban world.
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mars 2017
mars 2017
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Théorie de l’urbanisme
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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In "Don't call it sprawl", the current policy debate over urban sprawl is put into a broader analytical and historical context. The book informs people about the causes and implications of the changing metropolitan structure rather than trying to persuade them to adopt a panacea to all perceived problems. Bogart explains modern economic ideas about the structure of(...)
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In "Don't call it sprawl", the current policy debate over urban sprawl is put into a broader analytical and historical context. The book informs people about the causes and implications of the changing metropolitan structure rather than trying to persuade them to adopt a panacea to all perceived problems. Bogart explains modern economic ideas about the structure of(...)
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Don't call it sprawl : metropolitan structure in the twenty-first century
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In "Don't call it sprawl", the current policy debate over urban sprawl is put into a broader analytical and historical context. The book informs people about the causes and implications of the changing metropolitan structure rather than trying to persuade them to adopt a panacea to all perceived problems. Bogart explains modern economic ideas about the structure of metropolitan areas to people interested in understanding and influencing the pattern of growth in their city. Much of the debate about sprawl has been driven by a fundamental lack of understanding of the structure, functioning, and evolution of modern metropolitan areas. The book analyzes ways in which suburbs and cities (trading places) trade goods and services with each other. This approach helps us better understand commuting decisions, housing location, business location, and the impact of public policy in such areas as downtown redevelopment and public school reform.
Don't call it sprawl : metropolitan structure in the twenty-first century
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In "Don't call it sprawl", the current policy debate over urban sprawl is put into a broader analytical and historical context. The book informs people about the causes and implications of the changing metropolitan structure rather than trying to persuade them to adopt a panacea to all perceived problems. Bogart explains modern economic ideas about the structure of metropolitan areas to people interested in understanding and influencing the pattern of growth in their city. Much of the debate about sprawl has been driven by a fundamental lack of understanding of the structure, functioning, and evolution of modern metropolitan areas. The book analyzes ways in which suburbs and cities (trading places) trade goods and services with each other. This approach helps us better understand commuting decisions, housing location, business location, and the impact of public policy in such areas as downtown redevelopment and public school reform.
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octobre 2006, Cambridge
octobre 2006, Cambridge
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Banlieues
Banlieues
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périodiques
périodiques
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OASE 114: Optimism or bust?
OASE 114: Optimism or bust?
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Despite climate catastrophes, increasing inequality and growing geopolitical instability, architecture remains stubbornly optimistic about the future. More than this: it usually sees itself as the discipline best capable of showing society a way out of disaster. Optimism seems to be a genuine "strategy" that strongly shapes architectural and urban design practice. We can(...)
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Despite climate catastrophes, increasing inequality and growing geopolitical instability, architecture remains stubbornly optimistic about the future. More than this: it usually sees itself as the discipline best capable of showing society a way out of disaster. Optimism seems to be a genuine "strategy" that strongly shapes architectural and urban design practice. We can(...)
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OASE 114: Optimism or bust?
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Despite climate catastrophes, increasing inequality and growing geopolitical instability, architecture remains stubbornly optimistic about the future. More than this: it usually sees itself as the discipline best capable of showing society a way out of disaster. Optimism seems to be a genuine "strategy" that strongly shapes architectural and urban design practice. We can hardly imagine a different – and hopefully better – built future if we are not optimistic about it and believe in it ourselves. This issue of OASE focuses on the specific position of optimism in architecture and urban design. Where in the design and construction process is it hiding? In what circumstances does it rear its head? What causes it to be sidelined? How do design practices change under the yoke of optimism? How do boldly optimistic choices manifest in projects? And how persistent is this ever-good-natured optimism in the face of a fickle reality?
OASE 114: Optimism or bust?
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Despite climate catastrophes, increasing inequality and growing geopolitical instability, architecture remains stubbornly optimistic about the future. More than this: it usually sees itself as the discipline best capable of showing society a way out of disaster. Optimism seems to be a genuine "strategy" that strongly shapes architectural and urban design practice. We can hardly imagine a different – and hopefully better – built future if we are not optimistic about it and believe in it ourselves. This issue of OASE focuses on the specific position of optimism in architecture and urban design. Where in the design and construction process is it hiding? In what circumstances does it rear its head? What causes it to be sidelined? How do design practices change under the yoke of optimism? How do boldly optimistic choices manifest in projects? And how persistent is this ever-good-natured optimism in the face of a fickle reality?
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périodiques
périodiques
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septembre 2023
septembre 2023
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Revues
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Capital and language
Capital and language
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The Swiss-Italian economist Christian Marazzi is one of the core theorists of the Italian postfordist movement, along with Antonio Negri, Paolo Virno, and Bifo (Franco Berardi). But although his work is often cited by scholars (particularly by those in the field of "Cognitive Capitalism"), his writing has never appeared in English. This translation of his most recent(...)
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The Swiss-Italian economist Christian Marazzi is one of the core theorists of the Italian postfordist movement, along with Antonio Negri, Paolo Virno, and Bifo (Franco Berardi). But although his work is often cited by scholars (particularly by those in the field of "Cognitive Capitalism"), his writing has never appeared in English. This translation of his most recent(...)
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Capital and language
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The Swiss-Italian economist Christian Marazzi is one of the core theorists of the Italian postfordist movement, along with Antonio Negri, Paolo Virno, and Bifo (Franco Berardi). But although his work is often cited by scholars (particularly by those in the field of "Cognitive Capitalism"), his writing has never appeared in English. This translation of his most recent work, Capital and Language (published in Italian in 2002), finally makes Marazzi's work available to an English-speaking audience. Capital and Language takes as its starting point the fact that the extreme volatility of financial markets is generally attributed to the discrepancy between the "real economy" (that of material goods produced and sold) and the more speculative monetary-financial economy. But this distinction has long ceased to apply in the postfordist New Economy, in which both spheres are structurally affected by language and communication. In Capital and Language Marazzi argues that the changes in financial markets and the transformation of labor into immaterial labor (that is, its reliance on abstract knowledge, general intellect, and social cooperation) are just two sides of the same coin. Capital and Language focuses on the causes behind the international economic and financial depression of 2001, and on the primary instrument that the U.S. government has since been using to face them: war. Marazzi points to capitalism’s fourth stage (after mercantilism, industrialism, and the postfordist culmination of the New Economy): the "War Economy" that is already upon us.
Capital and language
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The Swiss-Italian economist Christian Marazzi is one of the core theorists of the Italian postfordist movement, along with Antonio Negri, Paolo Virno, and Bifo (Franco Berardi). But although his work is often cited by scholars (particularly by those in the field of "Cognitive Capitalism"), his writing has never appeared in English. This translation of his most recent work, Capital and Language (published in Italian in 2002), finally makes Marazzi's work available to an English-speaking audience. Capital and Language takes as its starting point the fact that the extreme volatility of financial markets is generally attributed to the discrepancy between the "real economy" (that of material goods produced and sold) and the more speculative monetary-financial economy. But this distinction has long ceased to apply in the postfordist New Economy, in which both spheres are structurally affected by language and communication. In Capital and Language Marazzi argues that the changes in financial markets and the transformation of labor into immaterial labor (that is, its reliance on abstract knowledge, general intellect, and social cooperation) are just two sides of the same coin. Capital and Language focuses on the causes behind the international economic and financial depression of 2001, and on the primary instrument that the U.S. government has since been using to face them: war. Marazzi points to capitalism’s fourth stage (after mercantilism, industrialism, and the postfordist culmination of the New Economy): the "War Economy" that is already upon us.
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septembre 2008, Los Angeles
septembre 2008, Los Angeles
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Théorie/ philosophie
Théorie/ philosophie
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In this book the cultural critic Marita Sturken argues that over the past two decades, Americans have responded to national trauma through consumerism, kitsch sentiment, and tourist practices in ways that reveal a tenacious investment in the idea of America’s innocence. Sturken investigates the consumerism that followed from the September 11th attacks; the contentious,(...)
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In this book the cultural critic Marita Sturken argues that over the past two decades, Americans have responded to national trauma through consumerism, kitsch sentiment, and tourist practices in ways that reveal a tenacious investment in the idea of America’s innocence. Sturken investigates the consumerism that followed from the September 11th attacks; the contentious,(...)
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Tourists of History: memory, kitsch, and consumerism from Oklahoma City to Ground Zero
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In this book the cultural critic Marita Sturken argues that over the past two decades, Americans have responded to national trauma through consumerism, kitsch sentiment, and tourist practices in ways that reveal a tenacious investment in the idea of America’s innocence. Sturken investigates the consumerism that followed from the September 11th attacks; the contentious, ongoing debates about memorials and celebrity-architect designed buildings at Ground Zero; and two outcomes of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City: the Oklahoma City National Memorial and the execution of Timothy McVeigh. Sturken contends that a consumer culture of comfort objects such as World Trade Center snow globes, FDNY teddy bears, and Oklahoma City Memorial t-shirts and branded water, as well as reenactments of traumatic events in memorial and architectural designs, enables a national tendency to see U.S. culture as distant from both history and world politics. A kitsch comfort culture contributes to a “tourist” relationship to history: Americans can feel good about visiting and buying souvenirs at sites of national mourning without having to engage with the economic, social, and political causes of the violent events. While arguing for the importance of remembering tragic losses of life, Sturken is urging attention to a dangerous confluence—of memory, tourism, consumerism, paranoia, security, and kitsch—that promulgates fear to sell safety, offers prepackaged emotion at the expense of critical thought, contains alternative politics, and facilitates public acquiescence in the federal government’s repressive measures at home and its aggressive political and military policies abroad.
Tourists of History: memory, kitsch, and consumerism from Oklahoma City to Ground Zero
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In this book the cultural critic Marita Sturken argues that over the past two decades, Americans have responded to national trauma through consumerism, kitsch sentiment, and tourist practices in ways that reveal a tenacious investment in the idea of America’s innocence. Sturken investigates the consumerism that followed from the September 11th attacks; the contentious, ongoing debates about memorials and celebrity-architect designed buildings at Ground Zero; and two outcomes of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City: the Oklahoma City National Memorial and the execution of Timothy McVeigh. Sturken contends that a consumer culture of comfort objects such as World Trade Center snow globes, FDNY teddy bears, and Oklahoma City Memorial t-shirts and branded water, as well as reenactments of traumatic events in memorial and architectural designs, enables a national tendency to see U.S. culture as distant from both history and world politics. A kitsch comfort culture contributes to a “tourist” relationship to history: Americans can feel good about visiting and buying souvenirs at sites of national mourning without having to engage with the economic, social, and political causes of the violent events. While arguing for the importance of remembering tragic losses of life, Sturken is urging attention to a dangerous confluence—of memory, tourism, consumerism, paranoia, security, and kitsch—that promulgates fear to sell safety, offers prepackaged emotion at the expense of critical thought, contains alternative politics, and facilitates public acquiescence in the federal government’s repressive measures at home and its aggressive political and military policies abroad.
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novembre 2007, Durham
novembre 2007, Durham
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American cities, once economic and social launch pads for their residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only to look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or to Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban(...)
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American cities, once economic and social launch pads for their residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only to look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or to Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban(...)
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Boom towns: restoring the urban american dream
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American cities, once economic and social launch pads for their residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only to look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or to Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban decline in order to prescribe remedies that will enable cities to thrive once again. Arguing that commonplace explanations for urban decay misunderstand the nature our towns, Walters reconceives of cities as dense accumulations of capital in all of its forms — places that attract people by making their labor more productive and their leisure more pleasurable. Policymakers, therefore, must properly define and enforce property rights in order to prevent the flight of capital and the resulting demise of urban centers. Using vivid evocations of iconic towns and the people who crucially affected their destinies, Walters shows how public policy measures which aim to revitalize often do more harm than good. He then outlines a more promising set of policies to remedy the capital shortage that continues to afflict many cities and needlessly limit their residents' opportunities. With its fresh interpretation of one of the American quandaries of our day, Boom Towns offers a novel contribution to the debate about American cities and a program for their restoration.
Boom towns: restoring the urban american dream
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American cities, once economic and social launch pads for their residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only to look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or to Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J.K. Walters diagnoses the root causes of urban decline in order to prescribe remedies that will enable cities to thrive once again. Arguing that commonplace explanations for urban decay misunderstand the nature our towns, Walters reconceives of cities as dense accumulations of capital in all of its forms — places that attract people by making their labor more productive and their leisure more pleasurable. Policymakers, therefore, must properly define and enforce property rights in order to prevent the flight of capital and the resulting demise of urban centers. Using vivid evocations of iconic towns and the people who crucially affected their destinies, Walters shows how public policy measures which aim to revitalize often do more harm than good. He then outlines a more promising set of policies to remedy the capital shortage that continues to afflict many cities and needlessly limit their residents' opportunities. With its fresh interpretation of one of the American quandaries of our day, Boom Towns offers a novel contribution to the debate about American cities and a program for their restoration.
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livres
livres
Publication:
septembre 2014
septembre 2014
Sujet:
Théorie de l’urbanisme
Théorie de l’urbanisme
