Weird City : : Sense of Place and Creative Resistance in Austin, Texas /

Weird City : : Sense of Place and Creative Resistance in Austin, Texas / / Joshua Long.

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Austin, Texas, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, is experiencing one of the most dynamic periods in its history. Wedged between homogenizing growth and a long tradition of rebellious nonconformity, many Austinites feel that they are in the midst of a battle for the city's soul. From...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Long, Joshua,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2010
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (221 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Interlude 1. Welcome Home
  • Chapter One. Why Weird?
  • Chapter Tw o. A Little Background Music
  • Chapter Three. Austin Emerging
  • Interlude 2. Lofts Ascending
  • Chapter Four. Aliens, Affluence, and Abnormality
  • Chapter Five. Keeping It Weird
  • Interlude 3. The King and Queen of Weird Austin
  • Chapter Six. Sense of Place, Conflict, and Creative Resistance
  • Postscript: For the Theoretically Inclined
  • Appendix A. Annotated Glossary of Terms
  • Appendix B. Suggestions for Further Reading
  • Appendix C. Map of Interview Locations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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