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Soft city / Jonathan Raban

Combining fact and fiction, this work explores individual experiences within the complexity of modern urban environments. It depicts the city as a diverse setting for personal narratives and observation.

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Accession Number: 18726

Site: Vernon O Content

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Binding Type: Hard Back

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Anecdotes/Biography/History Cities and towns/Human settlements/Human ecology/Ecology/Environmental sciences/Science City and town life/Sociology, Urban City planning/Planning/Organisation England -- Social life and customs Urban ecology (Sociology)/Social ecology/Social sciences/Civilisation

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