Description
Movements in the City
Conflict in the European Metropolis
Author: Ruggiero Vincenzo
Language: EnglishSubject for Movements in the City:
Keywords
urban; social; sociology; classical; street; parties; invisible; ballet; sans; papiers; Young Men; Revolutionary Communist Groups; LPA; Associational Economies; Good Life; Le Train Bleu; Grand Fathers; Objective Risk Measurements; Classical Urban Sociology; Nationalist Articulations; London Psychogeographical Association; Direct Ecological Action; Dingy City; Urban Social Movements; Ancient Rome; Attraction Repulsion Mechanism; Foyer Movement; Vita Activa; Poison Dose; Centro Sociale; Street Ballet; Social Disorganisation; Auxiliary Function; SOS; Rodney King Riots
Publication date: 12-2016
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
Approximative price 57.30 €
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Add to cart the book of Ruggiero VincenzoPublication date: 09-2000
184 p. · Paperback
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Introduction.
1. The fear of living together.
2. Love for the city.
3. The end of teleology.
4. Working for habit.
5. Against disappearance.
6. Invisible and dingy cities.
7. Reclaiming urban space.
8. Dionysus and the underground.
9. The politics of difference.
Conclusion
- Uses a unique combination of analytical tools to show students how innovation and change is generated by alliances, conflicts and active networks of individuals pursuing their contrasting interests.
- Provides a theoretical and empirical outline of contemporary urban life in Europe, providing students with a firm grounding in complex social and urban theory.
- Looks at the transnational character of contemporary cities and shows the student how this creates 'landscapes of inequality' in which diverse vernaculars and expectations coexist.
- Includes a vast range of comparative case studies providing the student with material for more in depth studies.