The urban now: Theorising cities beyond the new

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 659-677

  Robinson, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global urban studies; modernity; urban theory; Walter Benjamin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889062233     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549413497696     Document Type: Article

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