Women and the City: Visibility and Voice in Urban Space

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Using case studies from Oxford and Beijing to Chicago, this work shows women constructing their lives in the urban environment, sometimes working against a system where their needs are marginalized. Women areshown as community activists, homeless women, carers, patients, travellers, rock musicians and workers. The book emphasizes women as active agents, and the contributors include women working in urban management as well as academics from diverse backgrounds.