{"product_id":"heterotopia-and-the-city-9781138975965","title":"Heterotopia and the City","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeterotopia, literally meaning âother placeâ, is a rich concept in urban design that describes a space that is on the margins of ordered or civil society, and one that possesses multiple, fragmented or even incompatible meanings. The term has had an impact on architectural and urban theory since it was coined by Foucault in the late 1960s but it has remained a source of confusion and debate since. \u003cem\u003eHeterotopia and the City\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to clarify this concept and investigates the heterotopias which exist throughout our contemporary world: in museums, theme parks, malls, holiday resorts, gated communities, wellness hotels and festival markets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith theoretical contributions on the concept of heterotopia, including a new translation of Foucaultâs influential 1967 text, \u003cem\u003eOf Other Space\u003c\/em\u003e and essays by well-known scholars, the book comprises a series of critical case studies, from Beaubourg to Bilbao, which probe a range of (post)urban transformations and which redirect th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1: Heterotopology: ‘A Science in the Making’ Part 2: Heterotopia Revisited Part 3: The Mall as Agora: The Agora as Mall Part 4: Dwelling in a Postcivil Society Part 5: Terrains Vagues: Transgression and Urban Activism Part 6: Heterotopia in the Splintering Metropolis \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ePart 7: Heterotopia After the Polis\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019550425431,"sku":"9781138975965","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138975965.jpg?v=1750780604","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/heterotopia-and-the-city-9781138975965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}