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The City in cultural context / edited by John A. Agnew, John Mercer, and David E. Sopher.

Contributor Agnew, John A.

Imprint:Boston : Allen & Unwin, 1984.

Descriptionxiv, 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:1. Introduction / John A. Agnew, John Mercer, David E. Sopher -- 2. Reflections on the cultural geography of the European city / Paul Claval -- 3. Culture and the urban order / Amos Rapoport -- 4. Culture and economy in the shaping of urban life: general issues and Latin American examples / John Walton -- 5. Culture, "modes of production," and the changing nature of cities in the Arab world / Janet Abu-Lughod -- 6. The urban culture and the suburban culture: a new look at an old paper / Peter Hall -- 7. The Soviet city: continuity and change in privilege and place / James H. Bater -- 8. Japanese urban society and its cultural context / Gary D. Allinson -- 9. City as a mirror of society: China, tradition and transformation / Rhoads Murphey -- 10. Autonomous and directed cultural change: South African urbanization / John Western -- 11. The built environment and cultural symbolism in post-colonial Madras / Susan J. Lewandowski -- 12. A cultural analysis of urban residential landscapes in North America: the case of the Anglophile élite / James S. Duncan, Nancy G. Duncan -- 13. Commentary / John A. Agnew, John Mercer, David E. Sopher.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographies and index.

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Agnew, John A.
Mercer, John, 1934-1982.
Sopher, David Edward.
Subject:
Cities and towns -- Cross-cultural studies.
Urbanization -- Cross-cultural studies.
Social change -- Cross-cultural studies.