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Varieties of Urban Experience - The American City and the Practice of Culture (Hardcover, New)
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Varieties of Urban Experience - The American City and the Practice of Culture (Hardcover, New)
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Cities play an important role in contemporary American culture as
sites of commerce, trade, entertainment, and the arts. We can learn
a lot about what Americans believe and how they act upon those
beliefs by looking at the ways our cultural dramas are continually
played out on the city's stage. The complexity and sheer variety of
urban experiences can be overwhelming. In clear prose, the essays
in this volume decipher some of these experiences and offer fresh
analytical insights. Without relying on one theoretical,
disciplinary, or ideological framework, the contributors
collectively explore the city as an identity marker, an artist's
muse, a cultural hybrid, and a place many call home. Issues related
to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and power are present in
American cities and are therefore present within this collection.
Most importantly, these essays acknowledge the hard work required
to keep something as large and complex as a city running. The
authors show how people practice culture and the ways that culture
is expressed through myths, rituals, images, and places.
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