The City in Cultural Context

Abstract

1. Introduction, A. Agnew, John Mercer and David E. Sopher 2. Reflections on the cultural geography of the European city, Paul Claval 3. Culture and the urban order, Amos Rapoport 4. Culture and economy in the shaping of urban life: general issues and Latin American examples, Walton 5. Culture, 'modes of production' and the changing nature of cities in the Arab World, Janet Abu-Lughod 6. The urban culture and the suburban culture: a new look at an old paper, Peter Hall 7. The Soviet city: continuity and change in privilege and place, James H. Bater 8. Japanese urban society and its cultural context, Gary D. Allinson 9. City as a mirror of society: China, tradition and transformation, Rhoads Murphey 10. Autonomous and directed cultural change: South African urbanization, Western 11. The built environment and cultural symbolism in post-colonial Madras, Susan J. Lewandowski 12. A cultural analysis of urban residential landscapes in North America: the case of the anglophile elite, James S. and Nancy G. Duncan 13. Commentary, A. Agnew, John Mercer and Davide E. Sopher