The cultural landscapes of Central European cities reflect over half a century of socialism
and are marked by the Marxists' vision of a utopian landscape. Architecture, urban planning …

Body modification and transformation have exerted a growing fascination in contemporary
consumer culture. This is partly because science and technology continue to weaken the …

Democracy, Citizenship and the Global City focuses on the controversial, neglected theme
of citizenship. It examines the changing role of citizens; their rights, obligations and …

Five Ways to Make Architecture Political presents an innovative pragmatist agenda that will
inspire new thinking about the politics of design and architectural practice. Moving beyond …

Cities and Cultures is a critical account of the relations between contemporary cities and the
cultures they produce and which in turn shape them. The book questions received ideas of …

The British Sociological Association is publishing a series of books to review the state of the
discipline at the beginning of the millennium. New Horizons in Sociology also seeks to …

An examination of the role of history and memory is vital in order to better understand why
the grand design of a United Europe—with a common foreign policy and market yet enough …

What can Sociology add to our understanding of art? This volume brings together a range of
respected scholars in the field who demonstrate the many ways in which sociology can add …

Architecture can influence the way we feel, and can help us along as we go about our lives,
or sabotage our habitual ways of doing things. The essays collected here challenge, and …

Architecture has become an important discourse for new expressions of post-national
identity in general and in particular for the emergence of aspatial'European identity. No …