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Beautiful Democracy: Aesthetics and Anarchy in a Global Era
Beautiful Democracy Aesthetics and Anarchy in a Global Era
Author: Russ Castronovo
The photographer and reformer Jacob Riis once wrote, ?I have seen an armful of daisies keep the peace of a block better than a policeman and his club.? Riis was not alone in his belief that beauty could tame urban chaos, but are aesthetic experiences always a social good? Could aesthetics also inspire violent crime, working-class unrest, and rac...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226096292
ISBN-10: 0226096297
Publication Date: 9/15/2007
Pages: 272
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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