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Neo-Bohemia : art and commerce in the postindustrial city / Richard Lloyd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lloyd, Richard D. (Richard Douglas), 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bohemianism--United States.
- Bohemianism.
- Creative ability--Economic aspects--United States.
- Creative ability.
- Alternative lifestyles--United States.
- Alternative lifestyles.
- City and town life--United States.
- City and town life.
- Artist colonies--United States--Case studies.
- Artist colonies.
- Wicker Park (Chicago, Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Neo-Bohemia brings the study of bohemian culture down to the street level, while maintaining a commitment to understanding broader historical and economic urban contexts. Simultaneously readable and academic, this book anticipates key urban trends at the dawn of the twenty-first century, shedding light on both the nature of contemporary bohemias and the cities that house them. The relevance of understanding the trends it depicts has only increased, especially in light of the current urban crisis puncturing a long period of gentrification and new economy development, putting us on the precipice
- Contents:
- BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; 1 INTRODUCTION; PART I: INDUSTRY AND ART IN THE MODERN CITY; 2 PRODUCTION AND NEIGHBORHOOD; 3 BOHEMIA; PART II: A POSTINDUSTRIAL BOHEMIA; 4 GRIT AS GLAMOUR; 5 LIVING LIKE AN ARTIST; 6 THE CELEBRITY NEIGHBORHOOD; PART III: ARTISTS AS USEFUL LABOR; 7 THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN CULTURAL PRODUCTION; 8 MAKING THE SCENE; 9 THE DIGITAL BOHEMIA; PART IV: CONCLUSION; 10 THE BOHEMIAN ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF FLEXIBILITY; AFTERWORD SEPTEMBER 17, 2009; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-99214-6
- 1-136-99215-4
- 1-282-63968-4
- 9786612639685
- 0-203-85466-7
- 9780203854662
- OCLC:
- 642661669
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