Securing the Spectacular City The Politics of

Examining whether its downtown has really become, as promised, everyone's neighborhood, thereby benefiting all socio-economic classes, Securing the Spectacular City uses the Seattle story in order to explore, and ultimately to understand, the larger social and ethical consequences of spectacular downtown revitalization plans.

Timothy A. Gibson is Assistant Professor of Communication at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Introduction

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Part I Economic Crisis and the Mobilization of Spectacle

1 When Things Fall Apart (or, The Crisis in American Fordism)

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2 Crisis and Opportunity in the Post-Fordist City

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Part II Building the Spectacular City

3 Seattle Elites and the Downtown Crisis

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4 Negotiating Urban Spectacle

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5 Public Resources, Private Power: The Struggle Over Seattle's Retail Core

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Part III Securing the Spectacular City

6 The Project of Reassurance: Securing Urban Spectacle

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7 The Urban Reststop vs. the World-Class City: Hygiene Wars on Third Avenue

191

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8 Defining Revitalization in the Spectacular City

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9 Building A City that Truly Lives

251

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Methodological Notes

281

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Bibliography

293

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Index

301

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About the Author

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Securing the Spectacular City The Politics of Revitalization and Homelessness in Downtown Seattle

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