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Urban Politics: Critical Approaches
Contributor(s): Davidson, Mark (Editor), Martin, Deborah (Editor)
ISBN: 0857023977     ISBN-13: 9780857023971
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $172.90  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - Local
- Social Science | Sociology - Urban
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 320.85
LCCN: 2013936854
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.3" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Demographic Orientation - Urban
 
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Publisher Description:
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, Simon Fraser University

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Davidson, Mark: - Mark Davidson is Associate Professor of Geography at Clark University in Massachusetts.Martin, Deborah: - Deborah Martin is Professor of Geography at Clark University in Massachusetts.