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Naked city : the death and life of authentic urban places /

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As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as 'authentic' urban life, but as Sharon Zukin shows in 'Naked City', the rapid and pervasive demand for authenticity has helped drive out the very people who first lent a neighborhood its authentic...

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Main Author: Zukin, Sharon (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
City and town life > New York (State) > New York.
Urbanization > New York (State) > New York.
Community development, Urban > New York (State) > New York.
Vie urbaine > New York (État) > New York.
Urbanisation > New York (État) > New York.
Développement communautaire urbain > New York (État) > New York.
City and town life
Community development, Urban
Urbanization
New York (State) > New York
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as 'authentic' urban life, but as Sharon Zukin shows in 'Naked City', the rapid and pervasive demand for authenticity has helped drive out the very people who first lent a neighborhood its authentic aura: immigrants, the working class, and artists.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 294 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197562710 (ebook)
019756271X (ebook)