Naked City

As cities have gentrified, educated urbanites have come to prize what they regard as "authentic" urban life: aging buildings, art galleries, small boutiques, upscale food markets, neighborhood old-timers, funky ethnic restaurants, and old, family-owned shops. These signify a place''s authenticity, in contrast to the bland standardization of the suburbs and exurbs. But as Sharon Zukin shows in Nake...