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Literary Second Cities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
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Literary Second Cities (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
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This book brings together geographers and literary scholars in a
series of engagements near the boundaries of their disciplines. In
urban studies, disproportionate attention has been given to a small
set of privileged 'first' cities. This volume problematizes the
dominance of such alpha cities, offering a wide perspective on
'second cities' and their literature. The volume is divided into
three themed sections. 'In the Shadow of the Alpha City'
problematizes the image of cities defined by their function and
size, bringing out the contradictions and contestations inherent in
cultural productions of second cities, including Birmingham and
Bristol in the UK, Las Vegas in the USA, and Tartu in Estonia.
'Frontier Second Cities' pays attention to the multiple and
trans-national pasts of second cities which occupy border zones,
with a focus on Narva, in Estonia, and Turkish/Kurdish Diyarbakir.
The final section, 'The Diffuse Second City', examines networks the
diffuse secondary city made up of interlinked small cities,
suburban sprawl and urban overspill, with literary case studies
from Italy, Sweden, and Finland.
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