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INTRODUCTION
alsoaspiresłthoughaccordingtotheauthor,nottooefcientlyłto
contributetotheprocessofintroducingcertainrevisiontotheurbanso-
cialstructures.Tearticledoesnot,however,refertoanyparticularcity,
which,inturn,opensawayfordrawingsomemoregeneralconclusions.
Tenexttwoarticlesinthevolumeseemtoperformasimilarfunc-
tion.InuTeAnxiousCity:TeFearsandApprehensionsofCitizensand
TouristsinModernUrbanAreas,”analysingthephenomenonofanxiety
inthetravellingexperience,BożenaKilianclaimsthaturbanspace,ingen-
eral,createsaspecificenvironmentinwhichatouristisespeciallyprone
tofeelanxiousandapprehendthedangerswhich,intheauthor)sview,are
characteristictothecityarea.Telastarticlecontainedinthisbook,uBe-
tweenArchitectureandCulturalStudies:ReflectionsontheConstitution
andDevaluationofUrbanPublicSpaces”byAndrzejBełdowskiand
TomaszBurzyński,constitutesastudyinwhichtheauthorsapproachthe
urbanspacefromyetanotherłinterdisciplinaryłangle,simultaneously
providingcertainintersectionforthethemesraisedinthevolume.Tus,
itsupportstheclaimwhichthepresentedtextshavepropoundedłthat
urbanlandscapes,regardlessofthespecificfeaturesofagivencity,share
certaincharacteristicswhichfindtheirreflectioninliterature,film,and
socialstudies.Astheparticularexaminationsfeaturedinthisvolume
illustrate,theseurbancharacteristicsincludemysteriousnessandpro-
spectivedanger,liberationandreflectionofpoliticaloreconomiccondi-
tion,ofenresultingintheobserver)ssimultaneousfeelingsofanxiety
andadmiration.Yet,thisdiversityofurbanqualitiesnotwithstanding,
thecollectionoftextspresentedinthebookundoubtedlyprovesthat,
primarilyandmostimportantly,thecitylandscapeappearstobean
exceedinglyinspiringsourceofamazement.
MonikaKowalczyk-Piaseczna,
MartaMamet-Michalkiewicz
