{"product_id":"publics-and-the-city-hardback-9781405127325","title":"Publics and the City (Hardback) 9781405127325","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePublics and the City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fascinating and well argued book which convincingly explores the relationship between the public sphere – or publicness – and the city. It is an engaging and fruitful conversation between urban studies and critical social theories of the public sphere, which draws on a series of illuminating case studies.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllan Cochrane, Open University\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Urban public spaces are arenas of political action but also of both public and private efforts to manage popular behaviour. This series of engaging Australian case studies and insightful analyses helps clarify both sets of issues. It should be of interest to everyone who cares about urban life, popular politics, and the intersection of place and identity.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig Calhoun, NYU\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKurt Iveson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405127325, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 May 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 2.1 cm, 0.499 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Rich and varied case studies make the material accessible ... .An original, engaging, and interesting contribution to debates about the uses, meanings, and urban dimensions of public address and public space.\" (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociobiology\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2010)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"An important book ... .Compelling.\" (\u003ci\u003eProgress in Human Geography\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Iveson clearly demonstrates why issues of publicness should be of concern to all geographers, and he suggests that there is too much at stake to accept existing normative assumptions about the decline of the public sphere.” (\u003ci\u003eCultural Geographies\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublics and the City\u003c\/i\u003e investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdvances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the city\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the provision of places for public gathering\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a series of detailed case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at the relationship between urbanism, public spheres, and democracy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Problem with Public Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Publics and the City.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Making a Claim: The Regulation of Protest at Parliament House, Canberra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cruising: Governing Beat Sex in Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Making a Name: Writing Graffiti in Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 \"No Fun. No Hope. Don't Belong.\" : Re-making \"Public Space\" in Neo-liberal Perth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Justifying Exclusion: Keeping Men out of the Ladies’ Baths, Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Imagining the Public City: Concluding Reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geography%20%5BRG%5D%22\"\u003eRG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437763096856,"sku":"9781405127325","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405127325.jpg?v=1784938582","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/publics-and-the-city-hardback-9781405127325","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}