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Cities and the Wealth of Nations

By Jane Jacobs

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| Paperback | 9780394729114

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"Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis of the decay of cities in an increasingly integrated world economy is on the mark."—New York Times Book Review

"Jacobs' book is inspired, idiosyncratic and personal...It is written with verve and humor; for a work of embattlContinue

"Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis of the decay of cities in an increasingly integrated world economy is on the mark."—New York Times Book Review

"Jacobs' book is inspired, idiosyncratic and personal...It is written with verve and humor; for a work of embattled theory, it is wonderfully concrete, and its leaps are breathtaking."—Los Angeles Times

"Not only comprehensible but entertaining...Like Mrs. Jacobs' other books, it offers a concrete approach to an abstract and elusive subject. That, all by itself, makes for an intoxicating experience."—New York Times

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  • City Lights

    Last year two American friends, one conservative, the other liberal, independently sent me copies of Mrs. Jacobs’s book because they thought that while I would disagree with much of the argument, I would nevertheless find the book very interesting. T ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Sat, 21 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 272 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0394729110
  • ISBN-13: 9780394729114
  • Publisher: Vintage
  • Pub date: Mar 12, 1985
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 774 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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