City of Quarters

’An excellent and timely collection of essays. Mark Jayne and David Bell's collection contains work by leading scholars in a number of fields who reflect on urban forms of growing significance...A key text for anybody interested in the emergence of distinctive social and cultural spaces within cities.’ Dr Tim Hall, University of Gloucestershire, UK ’This book is the first attempt to gather together some systematic reflections on the idea of cultural quarters, and as such it is extremely timely. The book should be essential reading for students, academics and policy makers interested in the different ways in which cultural quarters are transforming the contemporary city.’ Dr Justin O’Connor, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK ’The chapters provide fascinating case study material for the larger concerns of the book as a whole...Bell and Jayne have put together a fine anthology of essays. It is an important contribution to urban studies.’ European Journal of Communication