Pile, Steve, 1961-

Real cities modernity, space and the phantasmagorias of city life / [electronic resource] : Steve Pile. - London : SAGE, c2005. - 1 online resource (xi, 216 p.) : ill., ports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Real Cities' shows why it is necessary to take seriously the more imaginary and emotional aspects of city life. Drawing on the work of Walter Benjamin, Freud and Georg Simmel, it conducts an empirical investigation into the dreamlike and ghost-like experiences - phantasmagoria - of the city.

Specialized.

9781446220665 (ebook) : No price


City and town life--Psychological aspects.
City and town life--Philosophy.
Psychoanalysis and human geography.
Personal space--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

BF353.5.C53 / P55 2005

307.76