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The New Urban Question
Andy Merrifield
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Description for The New Urban Question
Paperback. A lucid and vibrant contribution to the field of urban studies, tracing the connections between radical urban theory and political activism. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RGCP; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 124 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
The New Urban Question is an exuberant and illuminating adventure through our current global urban condition, tracing the connections between radical urban theory and political activism.
From Haussmann's attempts to use urban planning to rid 19th-century Paris of workers revolution to the contemporary metropolis, including urban disaster-zones such as downtown Detroit, Merrifield reveals how the urban experience has been profoundly shaped by class antagonism and been the battle-ground for conspiracies, revolts and social eruptions.
Going beyond the work of earlier urban theorists such as Manuel Castells, Merrifield identifies the new urban question that ... Read more
The New Urban Question is an exuberant and illuminating adventure through our current global urban condition, tracing the connections between radical urban theory and political activism.
From Haussmann's attempts to use urban planning to rid 19th-century Paris of workers revolution to the contemporary metropolis, including urban disaster-zones such as downtown Detroit, Merrifield reveals how the urban experience has been profoundly shaped by class antagonism and been the battle-ground for conspiracies, revolts and social eruptions.
Going beyond the work of earlier urban theorists such as Manuel Castells, Merrifield identifies the new urban question that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745334837
SKU
V9780745334837
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Andy Merrifield
Andy Merrifield is a Fellow of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge and the author of numerous books including The New Urban Question, (Pluto, 2014) Magical Marxism (Pluto, 2011) and The Wisdom of Donkeys (Short Books, 2009).
Reviews for The New Urban Question
'Merrifield is accessible, optimistic and even fun'
New York Times 'An exciting writer who brings a fresh perspective to the political debate'
New Internationalist 'Read Merrifield, whose writing is a breath of fresh air in an increasingly arid intellectual field'
Duncan Bowie, The Chartist
New York Times 'An exciting writer who brings a fresh perspective to the political debate'
New Internationalist 'Read Merrifield, whose writing is a breath of fresh air in an increasingly arid intellectual field'
Duncan Bowie, The Chartist