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The writings of Henri Lefebvre, a prominent French intellectual, have gained attention among academics and practitioners in the field of urban development since the publication of his book, The Production of Space. This new collection of Lefebvre's writings, spanning over twenty years, focuses on the city and urban life. The collection is introduced with a contextualizing introduction that discusses Lefebvre's intellectual and political background and raises relevant questions about the relevance of his work to contemporary debates on urban reality, space production, and modernity.
The work of Henri Lefebvre - the only major French intellectual of the post-war period to give extensive consideration to the city and urban life - received considerable attention among both academics and practitioners of the built environment following the publication in English of The Production of Space. This new collection brings together, for the first time in English, Lefebvre's reflections on the city and urban life written over a span of some twenty years. The selection of writings is contextualized by an introduction - itself a significant contribution to the interpretation of Henri Lefebvre's work - which places the material within the context of Lefebvre's intellectual and political life and times and raises pertinent issues as to their relevance for contemporary debates over such questions as the nature of urban reality, the production of space and modernity.
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