Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index
Introduction -- Constructing difference : western versus non-western, capitalist versus socialist urban logic -- "he that hath to him shall be given" : inequalities of housing privatization -- Inner city doubly renewed : global phenomenon, local accents -- Assembling the square : social transformation in public space and the broken mirage of the second economy -- Globalizing art and consumption : art movies and shopping malls -- Urban texture unraveling : fragmentation of the city -- Conclusion.
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