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The Uses of Disorder

Paperback • 2008 • English

The Uses of Disorder

By Richard Sennett

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Richard Sennett is one of the world's leading sociologists, and this book, first published in 1970, was his first single-authored work. It launched his exploration of communities and how they live in cities, and outlined his view that order breeds narrow, violence-prone lives, while an 'equilibrium of disorder' brings vigour and diversity to urban life. "The New York Times" described it as 'the best available contemporary defence of anarchism'. "The Uses of Disorder" followed the student and urb...Show more

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ISBN

9780300148275

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

The Uses of Disorder

Format

Paperback

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