Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places

by Sharon Zukin and Sharon Zukin

Book Overview

As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as "authentic" urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, small boutiques, upscale food markets, neighborhood old-timers, funky ethnic restaurants, and old, family-owned shops. These signify a place's authenticity, in contrast to the bland standardization of the suburbs and exurbs.

But as Sharon Zukin shows in Naked City, the rapid and pervasive demand for authenticity--evident...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199794464
• ISBN13: 9780199794461
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"