Cities, politics and power /
Simon Parker
- London: Routledge, 2011.
- xii,: 211 p.
- Routledge critical introduction to urbanism and the city / .
Contents :- Part I Inroduction-- 1. Making sense of urban power -- Part II The political life of cities -- 2. The civic city : the emergence of urban societies -- 3. The uncivil city: violence, conflict and resistance -- Part III Urban governance -- 4. Political organisations and the quest for urban power -- 5. The government of cities -- 6. The confines of power: cities, regions and states in a global perspective -- Part IV Identity, communication and space -- 7. The politics of urban identity -- 8. Information, communication and the networks of urban power-- 9. The landscapes of urban power-- Part 5: Conclusion -- 10. Power and Politics in the City--
Presents an introduction into how, on whose behalf, and with what consequences the cities in which we live are run.
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