因为《美国大城市的死与生》,中国读者记住了雅各布斯,而这本《集体失忆的黑暗年代》同前作一样,依然引起了中国读者相当的关注和讨论。作者简·雅各布斯是北美知名的公共知识分子,在城市规划和城市经济学上颇有建树。就其作品本身而言,文本充分体现了知识分子独立而深刻的思考,文风兼具改革者的勇气和责任,文笔严肃却又充满梦想,可以说非常优秀。在《集体失忆的黑暗年代》这本书里她试图告诉读者:文明即将衰落,我们正处于下一个黑暗年代的转折点上。在大多数人看来,此说法不免耸人听闻,一如作者用“生死”形容城市,她用“集体”“失忆”“黑暗”这三个词来预示文明,很是让人怀 Chinese readers have remembered Jacobs because of the “Death and Life of American Metropolis.” This “dark age of collective amnesia”, like the previous one, still attracted considerable attention and discussion from Chinese readers. The author Jane Jacobs is a well-known public intellectuals in North America, in urban planning and urban economics has made its mark. As far as his work itself is concerned, the text fully reflects the independent and profound thinking of the intellectuals. The style of writing combines the courage and responsibility of the reformers with a serious but full of dreams. It can be said to be very good. In “The Dark Ages of Collective Amnesia,” she tries to tell readers that civilization is about to decline, and that we are at the turning point for the next dark age. To most people, this argument can not help but sensational, as the author uses “life and death” to describe the city, she uses “collective”, “amnesia”, “darkness” Is to make people pregnant