Cities full of symbols:a theory of urban space and culture
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Leiden University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Leiden, Netherlands |
Publication Dates: | 2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 303 p.: ill. ; ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9789087281250 9087281250 |
Index Number: | TU |
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TU-02 TU-80 |
Call Number: | TU-80/C581 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : Variety of symbols / Peter J.M. Nas, Marlies de Groot and Michelle Schut -- Emotion in the symbolic spectrum of Colombo, Sri Lanka / Michelle Schut, Peter J.M. Nas and Siri T. Hettige -- Squares, water and historic buildings : the transforming power of city marketing on urban symbolism in Ghent, Belgium / Rose-Anne Vermeer -- Urban symbolism in Yogyakarta : in search of the lost symbol / Pierpaolo De Giosa -- The changing image of Gdansk, Poland : from regained homeland to multicultural city / Barbara Bossak-Herbst -- Obelisk and axis : urban symbolism of Buenos Aires / Lars Bakker. |