On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture 9780292748262

Ancient Origins of the Mexican Plaza: From Primordial Sea to Public Space 9780292721487

The plaza has been a defining feature of Mexican urban architecture and culture for at least 4,000 years. Ancient Mesoam

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The Egyptian Coffeehouse: Culture, Politics and Urban Space 0755635248, 9780755635245

The coffeehouse is a microcosm of the larger Egyptian society with its history of multiculturalism and great diversity.

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The Writing on the Wall:Essays on Culture and Politics 0920661300

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Enemies in the Plaza: Urban Spectacle and the End of Spanish Frontier Culture, 146-1492 9780812291346

Enemies in the Plaza examines medieval personalities, cities, and pageants at the border of Castile and Grenada, illumin

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Street Culture in Chengdu: Public Space, Urban Commoners, and Local Politics, 1870-1930 9781503624122

Winner of the Urban History Association's 2005 Best Book in Non-North American Urban History Award. In traditional

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City Form, Economics and Culture: For the Architecture of Public Space 9789811557415

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City Form, Economics and Culture: For the Architecture of Public Space [1st ed.] 9789811557392, 9789811557415

This is a book about how cities occupy space. We are not interested in architectural masterpieces, but the tools for rei

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Assimilating Seoul: Japanese Rule and the Politics of Public Space in Colonial Korea, 1910–1945 9780520958418

Assimilating Seoul, the first book-length study written in English about Seoul during the colonial period, challenges co

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Disrupting Rape Culture: Public Space, Sexuality and Revolt 9781529202557

Pussy grabbing; hot mommas; topless protest; nasty women. Whether hypersexualised, desexualised, venerated or maligned,

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Ambient Television: Visual Culture and Public Space 0822326833, 0822326922

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