Securing the Spectacular City: The Politics of Revitalization and Homelessness in Downtown Seattle Gibson George Mason University, Timothy A.

Gibson George Mason University, Timothy A.

ISBN 10: 0739105698 / ISBN 13: 9780739105696

Published by Lexington Books, 2003

About this Item

Seller Inventory # RCE4-1-0114

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Securing the Spectacular City: The Politics of Revitalization and Homelessness in Downtown Seattle Gibson George Mason University, Timothy A.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739105698
• ISBN 13: 9780739105696
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Timothy A. Gibson tells a compelling story about a decade-long effort to build a world-class downtown in the heart of Seattle. Escorting readers in to the backrooms of Seattle's political establishment, Gibson investigates why city leaders are so willing to commit public money to downtown redevelopment projects. Examining whether its downtown has really become, as promised, "everyone's neighborhood," thereby benefiting all socio-economic classes, Securing the Spectacular City uses the Seattle story in order to explore, and ultimately to understand, the larger social and ethical consequences of spectacular downtown revitalization plans.

About the Author

Timothy A. Gibson is an Assistant Professor of Communication at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He has authored a number of articles on media, discourse, and urban politics, including articles published in Rethinking Marxism, Space and Culture, and the Journal of Communication Inquiry. Raised in Ohio, he spent a decade living in the Pacific Northwest prior to moving to the East Coast. He currently lives in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and two children.