Weird city [electronic resource] : sense of place and creative resistance in Austin, Texas / Joshua Long.
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.
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Why weird?
- A little background music
- Austin emerging
- Aliens, affluence, and abnormality
- Keeping it weird
- Sense of place, conflict, and creative resistance
- Postscript: for the theoretically inclined.