In the City: Random Acts of Awareness
ISBN: 9780393324419 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a question of increasing importance, Colette Brooks suggests, as the city begins to spread, inexorably, into the furthest reaches of the modern mind. One possibility: a city person is someone "who doesn't feel the need to finish a jigsaw puzzle, who relishes jagged edges and orphaned curves, stray bits of data, stories parsed from sentences half overheard on the streets. Someone who is willing, sometimes eager, to immerse herself in mystery Winner of the PEN/Jerard Fund Award, In the City is an idiosyncratic, lyrical, edgy exploration of the urban experience. This daring,...
This is a question of increasing importance, Colette Brooks suggests, as the city begins to spread, inexorably, into the furthest reaches of the moder...
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Place You Love Is Gone: Progress Hits Home
ISBN: 9780393329285 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique book uniquely of our moment: This is what it feels like to lose the place you love.
A unique book uniquely of our moment: This is what it feels like to lose the place you love.
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81,90 zł |
Family Based Services: A Solution-Based Approach
ISBN: 9780393701623 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It describes the process of solution-focused intervention in a step-by-step fashion and includes case examples, sample assessment forms, and advice for how this approach can be adapted to a variety of service programs.
It describes the process of solution-focused intervention in a step-by-step fashion and includes case examples, sample assessment forms, and advice fo...
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The Call of Service
ISBN: 9780395710845 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "A moving and often inspiring account of how individuals try to be responsible for their world".--Washington Post. In this passionate book filled with profound stories, a Pulitzer Prize winner explores the compelling nature of idealism--what inspires it and sustains it, how it is expressed, and its importance to both individuals and society.
"A moving and often inspiring account of how individuals try to be responsible for their world".--Washington Post. In this passionate book filled with...
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118,85 zł |
Urban Process and Power
ISBN: 9780415008518 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban Process and Power has two chief aims. Firstly, it analyses and explains a century of the production and reproduction of the urban environment in which most of us live. Secondly, the book focuses on recent changes in the control of these processes and the ideology that has brought these changes about. Immense disparities exist between the "best" and the "worst" urban areas in Britain. Why do these differences arise and how are they perpetuated? The author argues that the growth of such inequality is linked to questions of accountability and the increasing erosion of a democratic...
Urban Process and Power has two chief aims. Firstly, it analyses and explains a century of the production and reproduction of the urban environment in...
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171,44 zł |
Urban and Regional Change in Southern Africa
ISBN: 9780415054416 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Due to the high profile of the political situation in South Africa, developments in other countries in the region tend to be overlooked. Yet the area of Southern Africa is one of the most volatile in the Third World. The central aim of this book is to examine the spatial dimensions of contemporary change in the region and to explore the likely future directions of such change. Existing literature tends to concentrate on political change rather than its impact on the urbanization process. Moreover, it has also tended to focus on Africa as a whole or one particular state. Written by geographers...
Due to the high profile of the political situation in South Africa, developments in other countries in the region tend to be overlooked. Yet the area ...
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909,47 zł |
From Mycenae to Constantinople: The Evolution of the Ancient City
ISBN: 9780415059985 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tomlinson presents studies of selected ancient cities, ranging from the earliest development of urban architecture in Europe to the imperial cities of Rome and Constantinople. It gives an account of their architecture, not merely from the art historical point of view, but as an expression of the social organisation, and political systems employed by the people who lived in them.
Tomlinson presents studies of selected ancient cities, ranging from the earliest development of urban architecture in Europe to the imperial cities of...
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197,43 zł |
The Crisis of London
ISBN: 9780415068857 / Angielski / Twarda / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. London has its social problems - this is evident from the increasingly unpleasant experience of daily life in the capital, from homelessness and unemployment to frustrating transport facilities and the general bad quality of the environment. However it is not only citizens of London who are suffering but the business community as well. London is having to face increasing competition from other European cities. There is growing appreciation and debate about these problems from companies, political parties, local government and community organizations. This book provides a solid analysis of...
London has its social problems - this is evident from the increasingly unpleasant experience of daily life in the capital, from homelessness and unemp...
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961,44 zł |
The Apartheid City and Beyond: Urbanization and Social Change in South Africa
ISBN: 9780415076012 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A study of apartheid and the changes which have taken place in South Africa since 1981. The author argues that vested interests and ideologies existing behind the pattern of property ownership survive the abolition of apartheid laws and that beyond race, class and ethnicity continue to divide urban life.
A study of apartheid and the changes which have taken place in South Africa since 1981. The author argues that vested interests and ideologies existin...
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The Apartheid City and Beyond: Urbanization and Social Change in South Africa
ISBN: 9780415076029 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A study of apartheid and the changes which have taken place in South Africa since 1981. The author argues that vested interests and ideologies existing behind the pattern of property ownership survive the abolition of apartheid laws and that beyond race, class and ethnicity continue to divide urban life.
A study of apartheid and the changes which have taken place in South Africa since 1981. The author argues that vested interests and ideologies existin...
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259,80 zł |
The Dynamics of Cities: Ecological Determinism, Dualism and Chaos
ISBN: 9780415077217 / Angielski / Twarda / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The economy and geography of human population concentrations have been characterized throughout history by numerous dualisms and spatial disparities. Extreme poverty and equally extreme wealth coexist side by side. Are they connected or are they purely random? The Dynamics of Cities addresses these questions, arguing that both the interaction of space and time and the comparative advantage of location are interlocked into a simple but rich code of evolution. Drawing on recorded evidence, available on a global scale and spanning the past quarter century, Dimitrios Dendrinos argues that the...
The economy and geography of human population concentrations have been characterized throughout history by numerous dualisms and spatial disparities. ...
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701,59 zł |
Fractured Cities: Capitalism, Community and Empowerment in Britain and America
ISBN: 9780415078535 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anglo-American cities face economic decline, social polarisation and racial conflict. Their fate is increasingly decided by the global actions of transnational corporations and market forces. Community groups find it difficult to gain access to the political system. Ethnic minorities strive for empowerment while indebted city governments battle to maintain basic services. Such is the urban crisis of the 1990s. Fractured Cities describes the political economy of urban change and explores the future of the city.
Anglo-American cities face economic decline, social polarisation and racial conflict. Their fate is increasingly decided by the global actions of tran...
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285,78 zł |
Cities and Social Change in Early Modern France
ISBN: 9780415081610 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the Middle Ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six French and North American historians in this volume. They offer an illuminating picture of the significant transformation undergone by French society over three centuries which should be invaluable to all those interested in European social and urban history. Many of the contributors discuss the interaction between urban society and the growth of the state. Others suggest new methods for constructing the life courses and experiences of ordinary...
The major changes experienced by France's cities over the period from the end of the Middle Ages to the eve of the Revolution are explored by six Fren...
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197,43 zł |
The City in the Greek and Roman World
ISBN: 9780415082242 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The city for the Greeks and Romans was of paramount importance for their political, religious, and social life, and this book provides study of both the differing concepts and developments of the city in the Greek and Roman world. For example, the Greek concept of the polis as essentially a community, whose physical attributes - well-built houses, walls, docks - were of secondary importance, gradually shifted. As cities grew, especially under the Hellenistic kings and their Roman successors, fine public buildings, sumptuous houses, and impressive civic amenities became the hallmark of urban...
The city for the Greeks and Romans was of paramount importance for their political, religious, and social life, and this book provides study of both t...
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197,43 zł |
Inside the Third World Village
ISBN: 9780415088527 / Angielski / Miękka / 257 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about everyday life in a contemporary Egyptian village and the struggle to survive under extremely hard economic conditions. Over the last two decades many of the men in the village have spent long periods working in the Gulf. The villagers see this as the only option to make ends meet. Ths issue of labour migration is seen to be a complex one, impacting as it does on a variety of levels - a globally organized labour market, the village, peasant households as well as individuals. For those left behind, generally women, the young and the old, subsistence agriculture continues....
This book is about everyday life in a contemporary Egyptian village and the struggle to survive under extremely hard economic conditions. Over the las...
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249,41 zł |
Urban Policy in Practice
ISBN: 9780415092999 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain.
The book covers a range of topics including: * Quality and consumerism in the public sector * Community development * Public Health * Environmental issues * Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobs Case studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic development, and local government finance. Throughout, the concern is for a clear analysis of corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development. Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain.
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909,47 zł |
Urban Policy in Practice
ISBN: 9780415093002 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain.
The book covers a range of topics including: * Quality and consumerism in the public sector * Community development * Public Health * Environmental issues * Local intervention in the creation of skills and jobs Case studies are drawn from housing, planning, the social services, economic development, and local government finance. Throughout, the concern is for a clear analysis of corporate strategies, democratic control and sustainable development. Urban Policy and Practice is a practical and critical guide to urban policy in contemporary Britain.
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280,58 zł |
Lefebvre, Love and Struggle: Spatial Dialectics
ISBN: 9780415093699 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lefebvre, Love and Struggle provides the only comprehensive guide to Lefebvre's work. It is an accessible introduction to one of the most significant European thinkers of the twentieth century.
Rob Shields draws on the full range of Lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence. Topics covered include Lefebvre's early relationship with Marxism, his critique of the rise of fascism, as well as his Critique of Everyday Life and the significant work on urban space for which he is best known today. Lefebvre, Love and Struggle provides the only comprehensive guide to Lefebvre's work. It is an accessible introduction to one of the most sig...
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701,59 zł |
Lefebvre, Love and Struggle: Spatial Dialectics
ISBN: 9780415093705 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lefebvre, Love and Struggle provides the only comprehensive guide to Lefebvre's work. It is an accessible introduction to one of the most significant European thinkers of the twentieth century.
Rob Shields draws on the full range of Lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence. Topics covered include Lefebvre's early relationship with Marxism, his critique of the rise of fascism, as well as his Critique of Everyday Life and the significant work on urban space for which he is best known today. Lefebvre, Love and Struggle provides the only comprehensive guide to Lefebvre's work. It is an accessible introduction to one of the most sig...
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249,41 zł |
City, Capital and Water
ISBN: 9780415099424 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The urban waterfront is widely regarded as a frontier of contemporary urban development, attracting both investment and publicity. This volume provides a detailed account of the redevelopment of urban waterfronts in nine cities around the world: London, Tokyo, Kobe, Osaka, Hong Kong, Sydney, Toronto, Dublin and Amsterdam. The case studies cover different frameworks for development in terms of the role of planning, approaches to financing, partnership agreements, state sponsorship and development profits. The analysis also demonstrates the effects of economic globalization, deregulation, the...
The urban waterfront is widely regarded as a frontier of contemporary urban development, attracting both investment and publicity. This volume provide...
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909,47 zł |