The modern city is the nexus of culture, politics, and art.
Despite the manifold problems cities face, more and more Americans
are abandoning rural areas and relocating to urban centers. By the
year 2000, 4 out of 5 Americans will live within one hour of a
major city. What has prompted this emphasis on the city?
Chronicling the rise of the modern city, "Metropolis" draws from
the work of such renowned social thinkers as Georg Simmel, Lewis
Mumford, Walter Benjamin, Richard Sennett, and Herbert Gans, to
illustrate how and why we have come to be an urban society and what
the future holds for the American city. Each of the five sections
(on modernity and the urban ethos; New York City; community and
social bonds in the city; social relations and public places; and
the role of space, race, class, and politics in the American city)
is prefaced by an introduction by the editor, highlighting the
issues under discussion.
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