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Jacobs, Jane was born on May 4, 1916 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John Decker and Bess Mary (Robison) Butzner.
(A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the s...)
A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the short-sightedness and intellectual arrogance that has characterized much of urban planning in this century, The Death and Life of Great American Cities has, since its first publication in 1961, become the standard against which all endeavors in that field are measured. In prose of outstanding immediacy, Jane Jacobs writes about what makes streets safe or unsafe; about what constitutes a neighborhood, and what function it serves within the larger organism of the city; about why some neighborhoods remain impoverished while others regenerate themselves. She writes about the salutary role of funeral parlors and tenement windows, the dangers of too much development money and too little diversity. Compassionate, bracingly indignant, and always keenly detailed, Jane Jacobs's monumental work provides an essential framework for assessing the vitality of all cities.
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(Jane Jacobs reveals that the five major pillars of the mo...)
Jane Jacobs reveals that the five major pillars of the modern society-family and community, idea of university, critical thinking skills, efficient government and professional ethics are experiencing a serious downturn. He points out that those pillars which are the foundations of the modern civilization seem to be exist in their names only. It is a book full of negative thoughts but it is also a book filled with hopes. It is necessary for the real intellectuals of this era to have crisis awareness so that they can use their hearts to discover the feeling of lost behind the vanity and take actions to defend the human dignity. The "dark era" is an extreme situation caused by the collapse of the culture. By writing this book, Jane Jacobs aims to explain how the "dark ear" tragedy took place and how to avoid it from happening again so as to find the direction for the lost culture.
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"Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis of the decay of cities in an increasingly integrated world economy is on the mark."—New York Times Book Review "Jacobs' book is inspired, idiosyncratic and personal...It is written with verve and humor; for a work of embattled theory, it is wonderfully concrete, and its leaps are breathtaking."—Los Angeles Times "Not only comprehensible but entertaining...Like Mrs. Jacobs' other books, it offers a concrete approach to an abstract and elusive subject. That, all by itself, makes for an intoxicating experience."—New York Times
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Jacobs uses her authoritative work on urban life and economies to discuss ways of protecting and strengthening culture and communities. Wise, worldly, and full of real-life examples and accessible concepts, this book is an essential read for perilous times.
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(In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs--...)
In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs--renowned author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities and The Economy of Cities--convincingly argues that as agrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we stand on the brink of a new dark age, a period of cultural collapse. Jacobs pinpoints five pillars of our culture that are in serious decay: community and family; higher education; the effective practice of science; taxation, and government; and the self-regulation of the learned professions. The corrosion of these pillars, Jacobs argues, is linked to societal ills such as environmental crisis, racism, and the growing gulf between rich and poor. But this is a hopeful book as well as a warning. Drawing on her vast frame of reference–from fifteenth-century Chinese shipbuilding to Ireland’s cultural rebirth–Jacobs suggests how the cycles of decay can be arrested and our way of life renewed. Invigorating and accessible, Dark Age Ahead is not only the crowning achievement of Jane Jacobs’ career, but one of the most important works of our time.
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In this, her third and least-known book, first published in 1980, Jane Jacobs examines not only the particular question of Quebec and Canada, but also the larger issue of sovereignty and autonomy in general. Using Norway as a model, Jacobs details that country's campaign of peaceful persistence that led to breaking ties with Sweden—and suggests that Canada and Canadians should be inspired by the example. An essential component of Jacobs's urban activism, this new edition of the book incorporates and expands the 1979 Massey Lectures, Canadian Cities and Sovereignty-Association, commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Also included is a previously unpublished exclusive interview with Jane Jacobs in her Toronto home in 2005, 25 years after the book appeared and 10 years after the 1995 Quebec referendum. In these musings, she reasserts and updates her thoughts on Separatism—and addresses new issues such as tar sand development in Alberta, the finance of gambling, and the future of the Euro and of Europe.
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(The author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities...)
The author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities looks at business fraud and criminal enterprise, overextended government farm subsidies and zealous transit police, to show what happens when the moral systems of commerce collide with those of politics.
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(This book contains 5 stories of wealth, intridge, nature.)
This book contains 5 stories of wealth, intridge, nature.
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Jacobs, Jane was born on May 4, 1916 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of John Decker and Bess Mary (Robison) Butzner.
(A direct and fundamentally optimistic indictment of the s...)
(In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs--...)
(The author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities...)
(Jane Jacobs reveals that the five major pillars of the mo...)
( In this, her third and least-known book, first publishe...)
(Jacobs uses her authoritative work on urban life and econ...)
(The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Modern Libra...)
(This book contains 5 stories of wealth, intridge, nature.)
(The Economy of Cities by Jane Jacobs)
("Learned, iconoclastic and exciting...Jacobs' diagnosis o...)
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Married Robert Hyde Jacobs, Junior, May 27, 1944 (deceased 1996). Children: James Kedzie, Edward Decker, Mary Hyde.