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The Spirit of Cities
About This Book
Cities shape the lives and outlooks of billions of people, yet they have been overshadowed in contemporary political thought by nation-states, identity groups, and concepts like justice and freedom. The Spirit of Cities revives the classical idea that a city expresses its own distinctive ethos or va...
More by Daniel Bell, Avner De-Shalit
Reading Time Estimates
9h 22m
slow reader
180 WPM
6h 45m
average reader
250 WPM
4h 49m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 101,200 words📅 14 days at 30 min/day
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7 h 30 min
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Audio 2x
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