254 Pages
35 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
35 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
254 Pages
35 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates authenticity, an important but controversial cultural concept, and its relevance for urban socio-spatial processes. Defining authenticity as an evaluative relationship with an origin, it unpacks a range of origins from a critical, non-essentialist perspective: self, author, substance, event, time, place and society.
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1. Introduction. 2. Self. 3. Author. 4. Substance. 5. Event. 6. Time. 7. Place. 8. Society. 9. Authenticity and urbanism. x. References
Biography
Ali Madanipour is Professor of Urban Design in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University, UK.
