Jane Jacobs Books
Cities and the Wealth of Nations
By Jane Jacobs
In this eye-opening work of economic theory, Jane Jacobs argues that it is cities—not nations—that are the drivers of wealth. Challenging centuries of economic orthodoxy, in Cities and the Wealth o...
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Vital little plans
By Jane Jacobs
A survey of Jacobs's career in forty short pieces that have never been collected in a single volume: essays, articles, speeches, interviews, and lectures, covering her work in urban and economic pl...
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Uncanny Australia: Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial Nation
Aboriginal claims for sacredness in modern Australia may seem like minor events, but they have radically disturbed the nation's image of itself. Minorities appear to have too much influence; majori...
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
By Jane Jacobs
Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[...
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