Repressed Spaces The Poetics of Agoraphobia |
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| Author:
| Carter, Paul |
| Series title: | BL - Treasures from the Bodleian Library |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-128-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2002 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Paul Carter tours the cultural history of agoraphobia, the fear of open space. He proposes a new way of regarding open space, a new poetics of agora-phobia,' which is sensitive to an agoraphobes point of view and will provide lessons for architects and urban planners today.
Paul Carter tours the cultural history of agoraphobia, the fear of open space. He proposes a new way of regarding open space, a new poetics of agora-phobia,' which is sensitive to an agoraphobes point of view and will provide lessons for architects and urban planners today.