Simon Parker

Cities, Politics & Power

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents an introduction into how, on whose behalf, and with what consequences the cities in which we live are run.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Critical Introductions to Urbanism and the City
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9780415365802
• ISBN-10: 0415365805
• Artikelnr.: 25684388

Autorenporträt

Simon Parker is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of York where he teaches urban theory and comparative politics. He is the author of Urban Theory and the Urban Experience: Encountering the City (Routledge, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 1. Introduction Part 2: The Political Life of Cities 2. The Civic
City: The Emergence of Urban Societies 3. The Uncivil City: Violence,
Conflict and Resistance Part 3: 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 4:
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