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NAKED CITY
THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUTHENTIC URBAN PLACES |
| By: |
Sharon Zukin |
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Paperback |
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£24.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0199794464 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780199794461 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
13 May, 2011 |
| Pages: |
312 |
| Description: |
As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as "authentic" urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, and funky ethnic restaurants. But as Sharon Zukin shows in Naked City, the 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. Through a guided tour of six archetypal New York City neighborhoods, Zukinshows how the emphasis on distinctiveness has become a tool of economic elites to drive up real estate values and force out the neighborhood "characters" that people often idealize. |
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As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as "authentic" urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, and funky ethnic restaurants. But as Sharon Zukin shows in Naked City, the 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. Through a guided tour of six archetypal New York City neighborhoods, Zukin shows how the emphasis on distinctiveness has become a tool of economic elites to drive up real estate values and force out the neighborhood "characters" that people often idealize. With a journalist's eye and the understanding of a longtime observer, Zukin's panoramic survey of the city explains how our desire to consume authentic experience has become a central force in making cities more exclusive. |
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19 b&w |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Prizes: |
Winner of One of Planetizen's "Top 10 Urban Planning Books of the Year for |
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