{"product_id":"being-urban-hardback","title":"Being Urban - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeing Urban\u003c\/i\u003e, Simon Goldhill and his team of outstanding urbanists explore the meaning of the urban condition, with particular reference to the Middle East. As Goldhill explains in his introduction, ‘What is a good city?’, five questions motivate the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can a city be systematically planned and yet maintain a possibility of flexibility, change, and the wellbeing of citizens?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does the city represent itself to itself, and image its past, its present and its future?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is it to dwell in, and experience, a city?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does violence erupt in and to a city, and what strategies of reconciliation and reconstruction can be employed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd finally, what is the relationship between the infrastructure of the city and the political process?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the introduction, the twelve chapters are grouped into four sections: \u003ci\u003eEngagement and Space\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eInfrastructure and Space\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eConflict and Structures\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eCurating the City\u003c\/i\u003e. Through each chapter, the contributors reflect on aspects of urban infrastructure and culture, citizenship, belonging and exclusion, politics and conflict, with examples from across the Middle East, from Cairo to Tehran, Tel Aviv to Istanbul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot only will \u003ci\u003eBeing Urban \u003c\/i\u003efurther understanding of the topography of citizenship in the Middle East and beyond, it will also contribute to answering one of today’s key questions: \u003ci\u003eWhat Is A Good City?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45566639833326,"sku":"9780367898465","price":143.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367898465.jpg?v=1720695995","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/being-urban-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}