In the Midst of Things : : The Social Lives of Objects in the Public Spaces of New York City / / Mike Owen Benediktsson.
How ordinary urban objects influence our behavior, exacerbate inequality, and encourage social changeAssumptions about human behavior lie hidden in plain sight all around us, programmed into the design and regulation of the material objects we encounter on a daily basis. In the Midst of Things takes...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 37 b/w illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Appearance
- 1. The Public Lawn
- 2. The Folding Chair
- Part II. Disruption
- 3. The Traffic Divider
- 4. The Subway Door
- Part III. Disappearance
- 5. The Newsstand
- Conclusion: The Bench
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- A Note on the Type