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Book 2016

Jane Jacobs : The Last Interview

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Publisher
Melville House
Published
2016
  • Architects, biography
  • Interviews
  • Women political activists
  • Intellectuals
  • Urban renewal
  • City planning
  • Cities and towns
  • History

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.