The urban ruins and the spectacle of decay Dobraszczyk, Paul creator aut text enk 2017 monographic eng xiv, 285 pages illustrations 23 cm. The Dead City' unearths meanings from such depictions of ruination and decay, looking at representations of both thriving cities and ones which are struggling, abandoned or simply in transition. It reveals that ruination presents a complex opportunity to envision new futures for a city, whether that is by rewriting its past or throwing off old assumptions and proposing radical change. Seen in a certain light, for example, urban ruin and decay are a challenge to capitalist narratives of unbounded progress. They can equally imply that power structures thought to be deeply ingrained are temporary, contingent and even fragile. Examining ruins in Chernobyl, Detroit, London, Manchester and Varosha, this book demonstrates that how we discuss and depict urban decline is intimately connected to the histories, economic forces, power structures and communities of a given city, as well as to conflicting visions. specialized Paul Dobraszczyk. Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-275), filmography (pages 276-277) and index. St�der �vergivna st�der Ruiner Shrinking cities Ruined buildings Extinct cities Cities and towns HT371 307.76 D631 2017 Oabba 9781784537166 1784537160 SHS 170814 20260305142218.0 21082796 eng