{"product_id":"the-city-authentic-9780520383456","title":"The City Authentic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Dazed's Best Non-Fiction Books of 2023 The first book to explore how our cities gentrify by becoming social media influencersand why it works.     Cities, like the people that live in them, are subject to the attention economy. In The City Authentic, author David A. Banks shows how cities are transforming themselves to appeal to modern desires for authentic urban living through the attention-grabbing tactics of social media influencers and reality-TV stars.     Blending insightful analysis with pop culture, this engaging study of New York State's Capital Region is an accessible glimpse into the social phenomena that influence contemporary cities. The rising economic fortunes of cities in the Rust Belt, Banks argues, are due in part to the markers of its previous decaywhich translate into signs of urban authenticity on the internet. The City Authentic unpacks the odd connection between digital media and derelict buildings, the consequences of how we think about industry and place\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is a strong Marxist theoretical basis to the arguments presented here. Banks ties the City Authentic processes he identifies to ongoing needs by a capitalist system for uneven development. This book will be of considerable interest to students and scholars working in contemporary urban studies and urban planning. . . . Recommended.\" * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe City Authentic\u003c\/i\u003e is a book written by a real and quite likable human, one who is so versed in and concerned about these hard-to-pin-down cultural and economic problems that they are willing to throw every possible writerly approach at them.\" * New Inquiry *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe City Authentic\u003c\/i\u003e delves into what exactly ‘authenticity’ means, why we look to it as a source of meaning, and why the 'city authentic' model has made urban inequality even worse. . . . While the subject matter is sometimes complex, this is far from being a dry, academic tome: Banks uses accessible examples to illustrate what he’s talking about, and writes in a witty, engaging style.\" - Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 * Dazed *\u003cbr\u003e\"Fortunately, there’s someone able to explain these changes going on not only in my hometown but in similar small cities across the nation.\" * Commonweal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part One. Making the City Authentic\u003cbr\u003e 1. Cultural Capital Region\u003cbr\u003e 2. Upscale Upstate \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part Two. Theorizing the City Authentic\u003cbr\u003e 3. What Is Authenticity?\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Political Economy of Authenticity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part Three. Governing the City Authentic\u003cbr\u003e 5. Policies and Tactics \u003cbr\u003e 6. What Is to Be Done?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402953728343,"sku":"9780520383456","price":20.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520383456.jpg?v=1730481955","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-city-authentic-9780520383456","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}