The author brings together the voices of citizens and workers and the power dynamics of civic leaders including James J. Hill and Archbishop John Ireland.
In Feminist City, through history, personal experience and popular culture Leslie Kern exposes what is hidden in plain sight: the social inequalities built into our cities, homes, and neighborhoods.
This book demonstrates the insights that literature brings to transdisciplinary urban studies, and particularly to the study of cities of the South.
Including chapters written by contributors who have lived and worked in Jakarta for years, this book shows how urban space in Jakarta is increasingly created by the entanglement of different layers that co-exist in political and socio ...
"This book demonstrates the insights that literature brings to transdisciplinary urban studies, and particularly in the study of cities of the south.
It was only at this stage that squatters in Spain started to claim their right to the city in the Lefebvrian sense: the right of all the inhabitants to live in the city and to use the services it offered, and more importantly to shape ...
Claiming the City: African Americans, Urbanization, and Leisure in Washington, D.C., 1902-1957
The present book analyzes the relationship between internal migration, urbanization and democratization in Spain during the period of General Francisco Franco's dictatorship (1939-1975) and Spain's transition to democracy (1975-1982).
Excerpt from The Shame of the Cities This is not a book.
“If I have the chance to work with Edna Parker Watson, I want the world to know I'm working with Edna Parker Watson.” “You're a dear,” said Edna. “But I haven't performed comedy 164 ELIZABET H G | LBERT.
Claiming the Right to the City: Towards the Production of Space from Below