Urban Politics: Critical Approaches

by Mark Davidson (Author), Deborah Martin (Author), Deborah Martin (Author), Mark Davidson (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2013

  $38.75

  This innovative volume offers a much needed update on urban politics in a globalized world...Davidson and Martin, as well as contributors, chart new territory and produce thought-provoking research that move the field in a more critical direction - Setha M. Low, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York A critical analysis of power and politics is essential to an understanding of contemporary urbanism. Informative and challenging, clear and sophisticated, Urban Politics: Critical Approaches encourages readers to grapple with the great diversity of analytical lenses that frame urban political research through detailed, engaging case studies - Eugene McCann, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Canada This critical, thought provoking discussion of contemporary urban politics places key issues in a geographical context. Divided into three sections: * The urban as political setting * The urban as political medium * The urban as political community The text provides a thorough theoretical grounding with an extensive thematic overview. This unique approach links classical, institutional urban politics with a broader set of urban politics and practices. With case study material integrated throughout, and consideration given to the discussion of different urban politics from multiple theoretical perspectives, this is a completely up to date overview for students of urban geography, urban studies, urban sociology, and of course, urban politics.