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Very GoodA book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Hardcover
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2 lbs
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Book
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No
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ISBN
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9781781687932
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Book Title
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Vertical : the City from Satellites to Bunkers
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Verso Books
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9.4 in
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2016
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Hardcover
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English
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Yes
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1.5 in
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Political Science, Architecture, Social Science, Business & Economics
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Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, General, Development / Economic Development, Criticism, Sociology / Urban
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37.2 Oz
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6.4 in
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352 Pages
Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers by Graham, Stephen
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
1781687935
ISBN-13
9781781687932
eBay Product ID (ePID)
215963765
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vertical : the City from Satellites to Bunkers
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, General, Development / Economic Development, Criticism, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Architecture, Social Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
37.2 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-033169
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Cities Under Siege : “Roll over Jane Jacobs: here’s urban geography as it looks like through the eye of a Predator at 25,000 feet. A fundamental and very scary report from the global red zone.” –Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums “Look, you’re just going to have to read this book … After a while, you begin to wonder whether books like this will be allowed to be published for much longer.” –Nicholas Lezard, Guardian “Superb … Graham builds on the writings of Mike Davis and Naomi Klein who have attempted to expose the hidden corporate and military structures behind everyday life.” –Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times “A detailed and intense forensics of new urban frontiers, laboratories of the extreme where experiments with new urban conditions are currently being undertaken.” –Eyal Weizman, author of Hollow Land “A rigorously researched, pioneering book packed with disturbing and at times astonishing information.” — Icon, Praise for Cities Under Siege : “Roll over Jane Jacobs: here’s urban geography as it looks like through the eye of a Predator at 25,000 feet. A fundamental and very scary report from the global red zone.” –Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums “Look, you’re just going to have to read this book … After a while, you begin to wonder whether books like this will be allowed to be published for much longer.” –Nicholas Lezard, Guardian “Superb … Graham builds on the writings of Mike Davis and Naomi Klein who have attempted to expose the hidden corporate and military structures behind everyday life.” –Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times “A detailed and intense forensics of new urban frontiers, laboratories of the extreme where experiments with new urban conditions are currently being undertaken.” –Eyal Weizman, author of Hollow Land “A rigorously researched, pioneering book packed with disturbing and at times astonishing information.” — Icon ” Vertical is an intellectually demanding book that demands that the reader radically revise how to look at cities. The compelling geo-political parallels between power and verticality make it impossible to see cities the same way.” — Bookwitty
Dewey Decimal
711.4
Synopsis
A revolutionary reimagining of the cities we live in, the air above us, and what goes on in the earth beneath our feet Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map, but must now be understood as a series of vertical strata that reach from the satellites that encircle our planet to the tunnels deep within the ground. In Vertical , Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level: how the geography of inequality, politics, and identity is determined in terms of above and below. Starting at the edge of earth’s atmosphere and, in a series of riveting studies, descending through each layer, Graham explores the world of drones, the city from the viewpoint of an aerial bomber, the design of sidewalks and the hidden depths of underground bunkers. He asks: why was Dubai built to be seen from Google Earth? How do the super-rich in S o Paulo live in their penthouses far above the street? Why do London billionaires build vast subterranean basements? And how do the technology of elevators and subversive urban explorers shape life on the surface and subsurface of the earth? Vertical will make you look at the world around you anew: this is a revolution in understanding your place in the world., Vertical is a brilliant re-imagining of the world we live in. Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map. In Vertical Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level, calling for a a new understanding of our surroundings that takes into account above and below- why Dubai has been built to be seen from GoogleEarth; how the superrich in Sao Paulo live their penthouse lives far from the street; why London billionaires build vast subterranean basements rather than move house. Vertical will make you look at the city anew- from the viewfinders of drones, satellites, from the top of skyscrapers, at street-level and from underground bunkers- this is a new politics of space and geography.
LC Classification Number
HT371.G69 2016
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