Henri Lefebvre and the Spanish urban experience : reading the mobile city / Benjamin Fraser.

Author/creator Fraser, Benjamin
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Bucknell University Press, with The Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011.
Descriptionvii, 243 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Lefebvre, Henri, 1901-1991--Influence.
Spanish literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Cities and towns in literature.
City and town life in literature.
City and town life--Spain.
Sociology, Urban--Spain.
Spain--Civilization. --French influences.

Contents Introduction: Henri Lefebvre and the city -- Henri Lefebvre's life, work and influence -- Key Lefebvrian concepts: critique of static space; critique of modern urban planning; critique of knowledge; critique of alienation in everyday life, movement and method -- The birth of the modern urban critic: Larra vs. Mesonero Romanos -- The living city: from Cerdà to Martín-Santos -- Traversing the city, from Millás to Delgado Ruiz -- Visualizing the mediterranean, from Goytisolo to the videogame -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index.
LCCN 2011021232
ISBN9781611483680 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1611483689 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781611483697 (electronic)
ISBN1611483697 (electronic)
Standard identifier# 40019825307

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PQ6073.C56 F73 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold