Modernity and Metropolis

Modernity and Metropolis
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781403907097
ISBN-13 : 1403907099
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Book Synopsis Modernity and Metropolis by : P. Brooker

Download or read book Modernity and Metropolis written by P. Brooker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-12-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of urban identity and community looks at selected twentieth century literary and film texts in the context of theorizations of modernism, postmodernism, postcoloniality and globalization. Brooker draws on Beck and Giddens to propose a 'reflexive modernism' which rewrites and re-imagines the urban scene. The principal cities considered are London and New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok. Writers considered include Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Hanif Kureishi, Iain Sinclair, Paul Auster, Sarah Schulman and William Gibson. Filmmakers include Patrick Keiller and Wong Kar-Wai.


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