Tales of the City : A Study of Narrative and Urban Life, Paperback by Finnega...
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Tales of the City : A Study of Narrative and Urban Life, Paperback by Finnega.... Tales of the City : A Study of Narrative and Urban Life, Paperback by Finnegan, Ruth H., ISBN 0521626234, ISBN-13 9780521626231, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book recounts and analyses a number of stories of the city: the academics' abstract tales, concrete stories about a specific place (Milton Keynes, that symbol of 'the urban'), and, especially, the self narrations of its some of its residents. It examines the narrative conventions and cultural implications of this multiplicity of stories and story telling, and relates them to profound myths about urban life, community and individual creativity. Drawing on recent work in narrative studies, urban theory, and cultural studies, it will be of particular interest to cultural anthropologists. Tales of the City : A Study of Narrative and Urban Life, Paperback by Finnegan, Ruth H., ISBN 0521626234, ISBN-13 9780521626231, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book recounts and analyses a number of stories of the city: the academics' abstract tales, concrete stories about a specific place (Milton Keynes, that symbol of 'the urban'), and, especially, the self narrations of its some of its residents. It examines the narrative conventions and cultural implications of this multiplicity of stories and story telling, and relates them to profound myths about urban life, community and individual creativity. Drawing on recent work in narrative studies, urban theory, and cultural studies, it will be of particular interest to cultural anthropologists.
