Fictions of the city

By Matthew Taunton

Subjects: Social conflict, Paris (france), social life and customs, Housing, great britain, London (england), social life and customs, City and town life, Housing, france, History, Low-income housing

Description: "Many studies of fictions of city life take the flneur as the characteristic metropolitan type and streets and plazas as definitive urban spaces. Looking at novels and films set in London and Paris from L'Assommoir to Nil By Mouth, this book shows that mass housing is equally central to images of the modern city"--Provided by publisher.