Walking in Late Capitalism - Dialectic of Aestheticization and Commodification
Walking has become a trend in the USA. In recent years, the desire to walk has brought forth specific urban design for walkable places as well as art forms that focus on walking. Whence this trend? This dissertation studies the socio-economic and cultural context that brought forth the aestheticized...
Main Author: | Halg Bieri, Anja Kerstin |
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Other Authors: | School of Public and International Affairs |
Format: | Others |
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Virginia Tech
2018
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86145 |
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