Urban Tomographies. Martin H. Krieger

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Krieger, Martin H.

      Urban tomographies / Martin H. Krieger.

      p. cm. — (The city in the twenty-first century)

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-0-8122-4304-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)

      1. Sociology, Urban—France—Paris. 2. Sociology, Urban—California—Los Angeles. 3. City and town life—France—Paris. 4. City and town life—California—Los Angeles. I. Title. II. Series: City in Series: City in the twenty-first century book series.

      HT151.K75 2011

      307.760944’361—dc22

      2010034425

      For Sophie, Joshua, and David

       Contents

       List of Illustrations

       Preface

       1 Introduction

       2 Cities, Streetscapes, and the Second Industrial Revolution

       3 Choreographies of Work

       4 System and Network, Node and Link

       5 Storefront Houses of Worship

       6 The Urban Aural Sensorium

       7 Finding Out Where We Are

       Notes

       Index

       Acknowledgments