Writings on cities
By: Henri Lefebvre ; selected, translated, and introduced by Eleonore Kofman and Elizabeth Lebas.
Contributors: Kofman, Eleonore.; Lebas, Elizabeth.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Cities and towns
Description: The work of Henri Lefebvre, the only major French intellectual of the post-war period to give extensive consideration to the city and urban life, has since the publication in English of The Production of Space, received considerable attention among both academics and practitioners of the built environment. This new collection brings together for the first time in English, Lefebvre's reflections on the city and urban life written over a span of some twenty years.

The selection of writings is contextualized by an introduction - itself a significant contribution to the interpretation of Henri Lefebvre - which places the material within the context of Lefebvre's intellectual and political life and times and raises pertinent issues as to their relevance for contemporary debates and over such questions as the nature of urban reality, the production of space and modernity.

Writings on Cities is of particular relevance to architects, planners, geographers, and those interested in the philosophical and political understanding of contemporary life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Translated from the French.