New Labour—new renaissance

Caspar Pearson

City, 2012, vol. 16, issue 5, 576-594

Abstract: This paper explores the term 'urban renaissance’ in relation to the historiography of the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries in Italy. It examines the place of the Renaissance in cultural history and considers how it has, since its inception, been utilised by writers to reflect on the present. The paper situates the urban renaissance within the context of New Labour rhetoric at the time of the Millennium. It argues that the idea of renaissance can, in this instance, be connected to a kind of millenarianism that was reflected in public rhetoric regarding the city and in a number of building projects.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2012.696925

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