The Cultural Economy of Cities: Essays on the Geography of Image-Producing Industries
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Culture is big business. It is at the root of many urban regeneration schemes throughout the world, yet the economy of culture is under-theorized and under-developed.
In this wide-ranging and penetrating volume, the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries is explained. The connection between cultural production and urban-industrial concentration is demonstrated and the book shows why global cities are the homelands of the modern cultural industries. This book covers many sectors of cultural economy, from craft industries such as clothing and furniture, to modern media industries such as cinema and music recording.
The role of the global city as a source of creative and innovative en
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0761954554
ISBN13:9780761954552
Release Date:November 2000
Publisher:Sage Publications UK
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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