Real cities : modernity, space, and the phantasmagorias of city life /

"What is real about city life? Real Cities shows why it is necessary to take seriously the more imaginary, fantastic and emotional aspects of city life. Drawing inspiration from the work of Walter Benjamin, Sigmund Freud and Georg Simmel, Pile explores the dream-like and ghost-like experiences...

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Main Author: Pile, Steve, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2005.
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