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Ethics of the Urban: The City and the Spaces of the Political
Mohsen Mostafavi (Ed.)
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Description for Ethics of the Urban: The City and the Spaces of the Political
Hardback. This volume brings together perspectives from history, sociology, art, political theory, planning, law, and design practice to explore the urban spaces of the political. A selection of contemporary photography from around the world offers a visual refl ection of this timely investigation. Num Pages: 368 pages, 200. BIC Classification: AMVD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165. .
Is democracy spatial? How are the physical aspects of our cities, houses, streets, and public spaces - the borders, the neighborhoods, the monuments - bearers of our values? In a world of intensifying geo-economic integration, extreme fi nancial and geopolitical volatility, deepening environmental crises, and a dramatic new wave of popular protest against both authoritarian government and capitalist speculation, cities have become leading sites for new claims on state power and new formations of political subjectivity. This volume brings together perspectives from history, sociology, art, political theory, planning, law, and design practice to explore the urban spaces of the political. ... Read more
Is democracy spatial? How are the physical aspects of our cities, houses, streets, and public spaces - the borders, the neighborhoods, the monuments - bearers of our values? In a world of intensifying geo-economic integration, extreme fi nancial and geopolitical volatility, deepening environmental crises, and a dramatic new wave of popular protest against both authoritarian government and capitalist speculation, cities have become leading sites for new claims on state power and new formations of political subjectivity. This volume brings together perspectives from history, sociology, art, political theory, planning, law, and design practice to explore the urban spaces of the political. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lars Muller Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Baden, Switzerland
ISBN
9783037783818
SKU
V9783037783818
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About Mohsen Mostafavi (Ed.)
MOHSEN MOSTAFAVI, an architect and educator, is the Dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design.
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