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Vers un mouvement social urbain poétique ? Une étude à Mexico
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Cette étude s'intéresse à l'appropriation alternative de l'espace public par des artistes porteurs d'un discours politique.
En étudiant le cas des Poètes en Construction…
Urban space in contemporary Egyptian literature : Portraits of Cairo
Abstract from the publisher : Part ode, part academic treatise, this book traces the transformation of Cairo’s historic downtown from its spectacular beginning as a French inspired Belle Époque marvel to a site of contest and, more…
Urban revolt: Ethnic politics in the nineteenth-century Chicago labor movement
Extract from the Preface:
I became interested in nineteenth-century Chicago labor history in an indirect way. I had begun a study of political mobilization in Chicago community organizing and felt that I could not understand the political process…
Urban political geographies: A global perspective
Abstract from the publisher: How can we think about the urban within a political and geographical framework? This compelling new textbook scrutinizes urban politics through a theoretical and empirical lens to provide readers with a clear…
Tuff city: Urban change and contested space in central Naples
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During the 1990s, Naples’ left-wing administration sought to tackle the city’s infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city’s cultural and architectural…
Time and the suburbs: The politics of built environments and the future of dissent
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By combining provocative prose with photo-essay, Time and the Suburbs explores the disappearance of cities in North America under the weight of suburban, exurban, and other forms of development that are changing the way…
The right to the city: Popular contention in contemporary Buenos Aires
Abstract from the publisher: Based on extensive, original fieldwork, as well as new survey data, The Right to the City contributes to the study of democratization by focusing on the dilemmas and opportunities of popular contention in the city of…
The public and its possibilities : Triumphs and tragedies in the American city
Abstract from the publisher : In his compelling reinterpretation of American history, The Public and Its Possibilities, John Fairfield argues that our unrealized civic aspirations provide the essential counterpoint to an excessive focus on private…
The progressives and the slums: Tenement house reform in New York City, 1890-1917
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Contents:
1. The origins of tenement reform, 1830-1865
2. The tenement comes of age, 1866-1890
3. Jacob A. Riis: Portrait of a reformer
4. The Tenement House Committee of 1894
5. Lawrence Veiller and the New York…
The politics of place : Contentious urban redevelopment in Pittsburgh
Abstract from the publisher :
In urban America, large-scale redevelopment is a frequent news item. Many proposals for such redevelopment are challenged—sometimes successfully, and other times to no avail. The Politics of Place considers the…
The beach beneath the streets : Contesting New York City's public spaces
Abstract from the publisher : Examines New York City as a paradigmatic example of the tensions between privatization and public uses of space in the contemporary United States. Focusing on the liberating promise of public space, The Beach Beneath…
Squats : un autre point de vue sur les migrants
Présentation par l'éditeur :
Les discriminations et la pénurie de logements sociaux ou bon marché se cumulent pour exclure les migrants, et entraîne le développement de l’habitat précaire :…
Space for urban alternatives? Christiania 1971-2011
Abstract from the publisher: In 1971, a group of young people broke into a closed down military area in Copenhagen. It was located not more than a mile from the Royal Danish Palace and the Danish parliament. Soon, the media published images and…
Red city, blue period: Social movements in Picasso's Barcelona
Extract from the introduction:
The task I have undertaken in this book is to account for the peculiar sense of solidarity that the citizens of Barcelona developed between 1888 and 1939, and to explain why shared experiences of civic culture and…
Race rebelle : luttes dans les quartiers populaires des années 1980 à nos jours
Présentation par l'éditeur :
"Le clivage politique racial, sans effacer les autres clivages, est devenu central, déterminant les stratégies des différents acteurs, bousculant les équilibres, provoquant…