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Marseille, Port to Port
Author(s): William Kornblum (Author)
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: June 21, 2022
- Language: English
- Print length: 200 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231205074
- ISBN-13: 9780231205078
Book Description
William Kornblum―an eminent urban sociologist and a veteran traveler in the Francophone world―invites readers on an exploration of a changing city. Blending travelogue and social observation, he roams Marseille’s neighborhoods and regions in the company of writers, scholars, activists, and ordinary people. The living history of the city comes through in Kornblum’s character sketches and the stories that his guides tell. Relishing Marseille’s coasts and crags and reveling in its rich maritime culture, they discuss the political, social, and environmental challenges the city faces. Kornblum also draws connections with his hometown, New York City, which like Marseille is a deindustrialized port city increasingly dependent on the production and consumption of culture.
Offering a captivating and thoughtful portrait of the city and its citizens, this book is for all readers who have ever wondered what makes Marseille so distinctive.
Editorial Reviews
Review
William Kornblum is the rarest of néo-Marseillais: a newcomer deeply committed to understanding the city’s layered history and contradictory energies. Every page, every photo resonates with his sense of wonder and his affection for ‘a city that has seen more than its share of misery and brave struggle.’ — Alice Kaplan, author of
Looking for The Stranger: Albert Camus and the Life of a Literary Classic Marseille, Port to Port is an affectionate meander through Marseille, past and present, graciously informed and informative. Kornblum utilizes his well-honed ethnographic sensibilities to capture the human charms and historic urban features of his Marseille, as well as its struggles, including those of youth and poverty. This is a book that displays easy erudition and a positive esprit. — Harvey Molotch, author of Against Security: How We Go Wrong at Airports, Subways, and Other Sites of Ambiguous DangerA captivating and thoughtful portrait of the city and its citizens. ―
France TodayAbout the Author
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