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Global ideologies and urban landscapes
Abstract from the publisher : How do political ideologies and urban landscapes intersect in the context of globalization? This volume illuminates the production of ideologies as both discursive and spatial phenomena in distinct contributions that…
Urban asymmetries : Studies and projects on neoliberal urbanization
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The current global economic crisis provides the perfect backdrop for reviewing the dire consequences that neoliberal urban policies have had upon the city, and for discussing possible alternatives to market-driven…
Urban navigations : Politics, space and the city in South Asia
Abstract from the publisher : This book provides an important account of how the city in South Asia is produced, lived and contested. It examines the diverse lived experiences of urban South Asia through a focus on contestations over urban space,…
Marges urbaines et néolibéralisme en Méditerranée
Manifestations contre les grands projets urbains en Turquie, mouvements sociaux en Grèce et en Espagne, « printemps arabes » : la Méditerranée figure aujourd’hui parmi les principaux foyers de luttes sociales dans le monde. Expression des aspirations…
Social Resilience in the Neoliberal Era
What is the impact of three decades of neoliberal narratives and policies on communities and individual lives? What are the sources of social resilience? This book offers a sweeping assessment of the effects of neoliberalism, the dominant feature of…
The just city
Abstract from the publisher : For much of the twentieth century improvement in the situation of disadvantaged communities was a focus for urban planning and policy. Yet over the past three decades the ideological triumph of neoliberalism has caused…
Cape Town after apartheid : Crime and governance in the divided city
Abstract from the publisher : Reveals how liberal democracy and free-market economics reproduce the inequalities of apartheid in Cape Town, South Africa Nearly two decades after the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa, how different does the…
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…
Villes et résistances sociales
Présentation par l'éditeur : "Lorsque l’Europe sera posée comme entité politico-économique, elle pourra alors décider de gestes forts. On démolira alors (sans regret) nos bâtiments…