Kingwell, Mark,  1963-, <br/><br/>
Concrete reveries :  consciousness and the city / 
Mark Kingwell. 
 - 292 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Hard and soft -- New York, capital of the twentieth century -- Public spaces, public places -- The city of tomorrow -- Consciousness and the city -- The thought of limits -- The limits of thought -- The imaginary city 
<br/><br/> In Concrete Reveries, acclaimed philosopher and cultural critic Mark Kingwell offers a thoughtful answer to Socrates' injunction about the life worth living, using the urban experience to illustrate the dynamic between concreteness and abstraction that operates within us.Witty and authoritative, the book is an exhilarating journey through unexpected terrain. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780143013235 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology, Urban--New York (State)--New York.<br/>Sociology, Urban--China--Shanghai.<br/>City and town life--New York (State)--New York.<br/>City and town life--China--Shanghai.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN80.N5  / K56 2009