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From “Letter from a Campaign Train” (1948): The business of estimating the size of crowds is, by the way, probably one of the most nonsensical and misleading aspects of political reporting.”

Throughout the different case studies in this volume, so far, is perhaps an unexamined notion that the three concepts in the title, Tourism, Culture, and Regeneration are, if managed properly, net positives. I find in reading this that a lot of it is about marketing a fantasy of a city, and like spending too much time in a shopping mall, it is a draining experience.

“Such is the voice of patriarchal hatred of the city, and of the angry millennial voices of the fathers of the ancient poor.” (Honor and Degradation)

Midway through, and the book is very slow. I’m realizing one of my problems with it is the design, format, and layout. It’s larger than trade, double-columned like a magazine, and with tiny type. Maybe the first time I’ve wished to be reading an e-copy rather than a paper copy.