Screen LibrarySport, leisure and culture in the postmodern city
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| Group Author: | ; |
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| Published: |
Ashgate Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Farnham, England |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Heritage, culture and identity |
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| Carrier Form: | 221 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780754672746 (hardback : alk. paper) 0754672743 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780754691020 (ebook) 0754691020 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | D756 |
| CLC: | D756.183 |
| Call Number: | D756.183/S764 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Leeds: becoming the postmodern city / Peter Bramham and John Spink -- Cranes over the city: the centre of Leeds, 1980-2008 / Janet Douglas -- Mission or pragmatism? Cultural policy in Leeds since 2000 / Jonathan Long and Ian Strange -- The history boy: made in Leeds / Peter Bramham -- Leeds and the topographies of race: in six scenes / Ben Carrington -- Nowt for being second: Leeds, Leeds United and the ghost of Don Revie / Stephen Wagg -- Dreams of Parkside and Barley Mow / Karl Spracklen -- 'Off with their headscarves, on with their football kits'? Unveiling myths and exploring identities "The widespread concept of the 'postmodern city' is frequently linked to the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and a corresponding wane of white working-class culture. In place of these appear flexible working practices, a diversified workforce, and a greater emphasis on consumption, leisure, and tourism. Illustrated by an interdisciplinary study of Leeds, a typical postmodern city, this volume examines how such cities have reinvented themselves - commercially, politically and spatially - over the past two decades. The work addresses issues like cultural policy, city-centre dev |