City : a guidebook for the urban age

By:

Smith, P. D

Publication details: London Bloomsbury Publishing 2012Description: xvi,383,ipISBN:

9781408824436

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.76 SMI

Contents:

CONTENTS Introduction xi 1. ARRIVAL The City in the Lake 1 The Golden Door 8 Skyline 13 The Central Station 18 2.HISTORY Origins 29 The Ideal City 37 New Town 44 Necropolis 50 The City Wall 60 3. CUSTOMS Writing 73 Street Language 78 'Kilroy was here' 82 The Voice of the Street 86 Carnival! 93 The House of God 102 4. WHERE TO STAY Downtown 115 Chinatown, Little Italy and the Ghetto 124 Slum City 132 From Garden Suburbs to Boomburbs 141 The Hotel 1525. 5.GETTING AROUND Walking 163 Traffic 171 Going Underground 181 The Skyscraper 192 6. MONEY Markets 207 The Jewel Box of the World 216 Got to Pick a Pocket or Two 223 The Department Store 234 7. TIME OUT The City and the Stage 247 City of the Mind 255 Street Food 261 Gladiators and Marathon Runners 269 The Park 280 8. BEYOND THE CITY The Wired City 293 Eco-Cities 302 Futuropolis 312 The Ruins 324 Afterword 337 Notes 340 Further Reading 368 Picture Credits 374 Acknowledgements 375 Index 376

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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CONTENTS
Introduction xi
1. ARRIVAL
The City in the Lake 1
The Golden Door 8
Skyline 13
The Central Station 18
2.HISTORY
Origins 29
The Ideal City 37
New Town 44
Necropolis 50
The City Wall 60
3. CUSTOMS
Writing 73
Street Language 78
'Kilroy was here' 82
The Voice of the Street 86
Carnival! 93
The House of God 102
4. WHERE TO STAY
Downtown 115
Chinatown, Little Italy and the Ghetto 124
Slum City 132
From Garden Suburbs to Boomburbs 141
The Hotel 1525.
5.GETTING AROUND
Walking 163
Traffic 171
Going Underground 181
The Skyscraper 192
6. MONEY
Markets 207
The Jewel Box of the World 216
Got to Pick a Pocket or Two 223
The Department Store 234
7. TIME OUT
The City and the Stage 247
City of the Mind 255
Street Food 261
Gladiators and Marathon Runners 269
The Park 280
8. BEYOND THE CITY
The Wired City 293
Eco-Cities 302
Futuropolis 312
The Ruins 324
Afterword 337
Notes 340
Further Reading 368
Picture Credits 374
Acknowledgements 375
Index 376

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