03029cam a22004098i 4500 24153846 OSt 20260331143125.0 250414s2025 enk b 001 0 eng 2024058787 9781032588551 (hbk) 9781032588568 (pbk) 9781003451778 (ebk) 24153846 DLC eng rda DLC pcc HT166 .M2335 2025 307.121601 M233 2025 23/eng/20250422 Madanipour, Ali, author. Authenticity and urbanism : a critical inquiry / Ali Madanipour. 2506 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025. 241 pages, 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Self -- Author -- Substance -- Event -- Time -- Place -- Society -- Authenticity and urbanism. "This book investigates authenticity, an important but controversial cultural concept, and its relevance for urban socio-spatial processes. Defining authenticity as an evaluative relationship with an origin, it unpacks a range of origins from a critical, non-essentialist perspective: self, author, substance, event, time, place, and society. Authenticity is a key concept in contemporary culture. It was selected as the word of the year 2023 by Merriam-Webster, it is significant for UNESCO in designating the world heritage, a philosophical battleground, and reflecting concerns about truth and trust in the digital age. This book offers a clear understanding of the concept and discusses its implications for urbanism, understood as both material and relational, both physical and social. It critically examines whether an authentic urbanism may be possible through seeking a solid ground in the self, in the act of making, in the substance of objects, in transformative events, in particular times and places, and in society and culture. Analysing the complexities, nuances, and controversies of the concept of authenticity, and their implications for urban space and society, the book explores the promises and pitfalls of authenticity, looking for ways of avoiding its dangers and searching for its creative potentials. Students and scholars in urban studies, geography, urban design, planning and architecture, as well as in sociology and cultural studies would find this interface between ideas and practices informative and insightful"-- Provided by publisher. City planning Philosophy. Urbanization Philosophy. Authenticity (Philosophy) Online version: Madanipour, Ali. Authenticity and urbanism Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025 9781003451778 (DLC) 2024058788 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK-EN 0 8686 8686 0 0 ddc 0 0 CENTRAL TUWAIQ 2026-03-31 0 307.121601 M233 2025 1000000025842 2026-03-31 14:32:30 2026-03-31 BK-EN