All Roads Lead to the American City
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press; Eurospan [distributor
Published: August 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9789622098633
Subjects: Cultural studies; Urban communities; History; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; History: American; USA; Sociology - Urban; United States - General; American influences; Cities and towns; City and town life; Civilization; United States
Description: "All Roads Lead to the American City provides an original view of urban culture in America seen through its irrevocable ties with the cities and roads. Examining the history, cinema, literature, cultural myths and social geography of the United States, the book puts some of the greatest as well as the "baddest" American cities under the microscope. Taking the role of the roads that crisscross and connect the cities as their shared point of reference, these essays explore ways to understand the people who live, commute, work, create, govern, commit crime and conduct business in them."--BOOK JACKET.