Cities are products of culture and sites where culture is made. By presenting the best of classic and contemporary writing on the culture of cities, this reader provides an overview of the diverse material on the interface between cities and culture.

This extensively revised and updated "Second Edition "features 50 writings (of which 41 are new) organized into 10 sections that explore themes such as Symbolic Economies and New Urban Spaces; The Culture Industry; Culture and Technologies; Everyday Lives; Contesting Identity; Boundaries and Transgressions; Utopias and Dystopias; and Possible Urban Futures. The new edition now features extensive introductory sections which define both the city and culture. Section introductions introduce the major themes, and introductions to the individual writings explain their interest and significance to wider debates. Annotated further reading is also provided at the end of each section.