The Global Cultural Capital : Addressing the Citizen and Producing the City in Barcelona

• Main Author: Balibrea, Mari Paz (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: The Contemporary City
• Subjects: kultura > Barcelona (Španělsko); sociologie města > Barcelona (Španělsko); rozvoj měst > Barcelona (Španělsko); culture > Barcelona (Spain); urban sociology > Barcelona (Spain); urban development > Barcelona (Spain); elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs

This book argues the crucial role of culture and cultural policies in defining the notion of urban citizenship in Barcelona since 1979. Through analysis of official documents, municipal publicity campaigns, sport - including the Olympic Games and Barcelona F.C - and film, Balibrea makes sense of the...