This book examines design proposals that show symbolic handling of the 9/11 attack on New York, the disaster symbolism of the ship washed ashore by the tsunami in Banda Aceh, and the design of the symbol of the city of Cape Town derived from a remnant of Dutch colonial architecture, or the mass pilgrimage to Elvis's Graceland in Memphis. Cities Full of Symbols develops urban symbolic ecology and hypercity approaches into a new perspective on social cohesion. Approaches of architects, anthropologists, sociologists, social geographers and historians converge to make this a book for anyone interested in urban life, policymaking and city branding. This title is available in the OAPEN Library - http://www.oapen.org.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Leiden University Press
ISBN-10
9087281250
ISBN-13
9789087281250
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108662737
Product Key Features
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Architecture
Dimensions
Weight
590g
Height
240mm
Width
170mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Dordrecht
Spine
20mm
Edited by
Peter J. M. Nas
Series Title
Lup Academic
Content Note
91 Illustrations
Author Biography
Peter Nas is a cultural anthropologist and professor emeritus at Leiden University's Institute of Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia and president of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences.