Tuff City: Urban Change and Contested Space in Central Naples - Brossura

Dines, Nick

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ISBN 10: 1782389113 ISBN 13: 9781782389118

Casa editrice: Berghahn Books, 2015

Riassunto

During the 1990s, Naples’ left-wing administration sought to tackle the city’s infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city’s cultural and architectural heritage. This book examines the conflicts surrounding the reimaging and reordering of the city’s historic centre through detailed case studies of two piazzas and a centro sociale, focusing on a series of issues that include heritage, decorum, security, pedestrianization, tourism, immigration and new forms of urban protest. This monograph is the first in-depth study of the complex transformations of one of Europe’s most fascinating and misunderstood cities. It represents a new critical approach to the questions of public space, citizenship and urban regeneration as well as a broader methodological critique of how we write about contemporary cities.

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Nick Dines lived and worked in Naples for seven years. He is research fellow in Sociology at Middlesex University, London.

Nick Dines lived and worked in Naples for seven years. He is research fellow in Sociology at Middlesex University, London.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Berghahn Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1782389113
• ISBN 13: 9781782389118
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 347
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile