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Author:
Jacobs, Jane, 1916-2006, interviewee. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80040210
Title:
Jane Jacobs : the last interview and other conversations.
Publisher:
Melville House,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
128 pages ; 21 cm
Subject:
Jacobs, Jane,--1916-2006--Interviews.
Jacobs, Jane,--1916-2006.
Women political activists--Interviews.
Intellectuals--Interviews.
Urban renewal--United States.
City planning--United States.
Cities and towns--United States.
Québec (Province)--Autonomy and independence movements.--Autonomy and independence movements.
Autonomy and independence movements.
Cities and towns.
City planning.
Intellectuals.
Urban renewal.
Women political activists.
Québec.
United States.
History.
Interviews.
Contents:
The last interview : interview by / Robin Philpot from The Question of separatism (Baraka Books, 2011), May 2, 2005. How Westway will destroy New York : interview by / Roberta Brandes Gratz expanded from New York, February 6, 1978 -- Godmother of the American city : interview by / James Howard Kunstler expanded from Metropolis, March 2001 -- The last interview : interview by / Robin Philpot from The Question of separatism (Baraka Books, 2011), May 2, 2005.
Summary:
This collection of conversations with Jane Jacobs brilliantly illuminates the career of one of America's most influential urban theorists and beloved public intellectuals. Ranging a span of decades, it offers a revealing look at Jacobs' writings on urban life, economics, and politics, as well as her long history of activism.
ISBN:
1612195342
9781612195346
OCLC:
(OCoLC)921863777
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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