{"product_id":"the-cultural-infrastructure-of-cities-alison-l-bain-9781788214926","title":"The Cultural Infrastructure of Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003eCities are synonymous with the production and consumption of culture. It is their material and human cultural infrastructure that also makes them archives and works of art. The Cultural Infrastructure of Cities critically re-examines the relationship between the urban and its cultures. It expands our understanding of the concept of urban cultural infrastructure and highlights the foundational role of culture to the materiality and sociality of urban life and the governance of cities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book begins with a theoretical overview of the cultural and infrastructural turns in urban studies scholarship. It then explores definitions of cultural infrastructure and its \"hard\" and \"soft\" dimensions before critically considering the vulnerabilities generated in the cultural sector by the Covid-19 pandemic. Chapters are organised in four thematic sections focusing on aspects of producing, performing, consuming and collecting culture, which feature detailed case studies from 17 cities across the global North and South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book will be of interest not only to students and scholars of urban studies, but also to policy-makers planning and creating cultural infrastructures as well as those working in cultural institutions and creative industries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison L. Bain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788214927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788214926\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Agenda Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Alison L. Bain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44213417902335,"sku":"9781788214926","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24a1b4cd-e77b-47fe-9478-70a928d825ad.jpg?v=1692113773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cultural-infrastructure-of-cities-alison-l-bain-9781788214926","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}