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Jane Jacobs

by Jane Jacobs · 2016

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This collection of conversations with Jane Jacobs brilliantly illuminates the career of one of America's most influential urban theorists and beloved public intellectuals. Ranging a span of decades, it offers a revealing look at Jacobs' writings on urban life, economics, and politics, as well as her long history of activism.

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