Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern CityThe widespread concept of the 'postmodern city' is frequently linked to the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and a corresponding wane of white working-class culture. In place of these appear flexible working practices, a diversified workforce, and a greater emphasis on consumption, leisure, and tourism. Illustrated by an interdisciplinary study of Leeds, a typical postmodern city, this volume examines how such cities have reinvented themselves - commercially, politically and spatially - over the past two decades. The work addresses issues like cultural policy, city-centre development, sport, leisure and identity, and explores different urban processes in relation to changing configuration of class, gender and ethnicity in the postmodern city. |
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Contents
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2 Leeds Becoming the Postmodern City | 9 |
The Centre of Leeds 19802008 | 33 |
4 Mission or Pragmatism? Cultural Policy in Leeds Since 2000 | 63 |
Made in Leeds | 83 |
In Six Scenes | 99 |
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Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City Dr Peter Bramham,Professor Stephen Wagg Limited preview - 2012 |
Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City Peter Bramham,Stephen Wagg No preview available - 2009 |
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| Title | Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern City Heritage, Culture and Identity |
| Author | Stephen Wagg |
| Editor | Peter Bramham |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1317051041, 9781317051046 |
| Length | 232 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Earth Sciences / Geography |
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