Building and Dwelling
«A lateish-life appraisal of what Richard Sennett has read, written and, most vitally, witnessed on the street or in the marketplace in the tradition of the sharp-eyed, sharp-nosed flâneur taking in every sensation»
Jonathan Meades, Guardian
The third in a series of three books about the ways in which we can reform society by reconnecting with different forms of self-expression. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 368
- ISBN
- 9780141022116
- Utgivelsesår
- 2019
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«A lateish-life appraisal of what Richard Sennett has read, written and, most vitally, witnessed on the street or in the marketplace in the tradition of the sharp-eyed, sharp-nosed flâneur taking in every sensation»
Jonathan Meades, Guardian
«Sennett leavens the big ideas with snapshots of real life. ... It reads like a summation of a life lived in cities and is, ultimately, a paean to their unpredictability, a call for tolerance and a celebration of difference.»
Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times
«He has brought to the study of urban life a perception that includes literature, philosophy, art, sociology and economics, as well as his personal experiences»
Rowan Moore, Observer
«Distils into a single volume his thoughts on how urban design shapes the ways in which we relate to one another ... Typically idealistic, typically urbane, it is well-timed for the disputes of our day»
Justin McGuirk, New Yorker