TY - BOOK AU - Bell, Daniel A., AU - De-Shalit,Avner TI - The spirit of cities: why the identity of a city matters in a global age SN - 9780691159690 PY - 2011/// CY - New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press KW - Urban policy KW - Identity politics KW - Cities and towns KW - Social aspects N2 - "Revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or values. This book explores how this classical idea can be applied to today's cities, and they explain why philosophy and the social sciences need to rediscover the spirit of cities."-- ER -