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Download this eBook Jerusalem Online
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Jerusalem Online


Valentina Carraro


The book addresses the rapid shifts which have taken place within cartography, and argues that no amount of technological sophistication will lead to neutral representations, and that as such critical cartography provides a solid foundation for questioning the power of...

Publication date: 2021-09-20
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia
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Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia


Hyun Bang Shin , Yi-Ling Chen


Considering Asian cities ranging from Taipei, Hong Kong and Bangkok to Hanoi, Nanjing and Seoul, this collection discusses the socio-political processes of how neoliberalization entwines with local political economies and legacies of ‘developmental’ or ‘socialist’...

Publication date: 2019-04-23
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook Contested Cities and Urban Activism
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Contested Cities and Urban Activism


Miguel Angel Martínez López , Xiaoyi Sun , Ngai Ming Yip


This edited volume advances our understanding of urban activism beyond the social movement theorization dominated by thesis of political opportunity structure and resource mobilization, as well as by research based on experience from the global north. Covering a...

Publication date: 2018-10-13
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook Reclaiming Cities as Spaces of Middle Class Parenthood
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Reclaiming Cities as Spaces of Middle Class Parenthood


Johanna Lilius


For nearly a century families have been out-migrating to suburbs and peri-urban areas. In this book, Johanna Lilius conceptualizes the relatively recent phenomenon of families choosing to live in the inner city. Drawing on a range of qualitative data, the book offers a...

Publication date: 2018-09-12
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook Power, Glamour and Angst
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Power, Glamour and Angst


Ilan Wiesel


Power, Glamour and Angst is about the social and cultural life of three Australian neighbourhoods – Toorak (Melbourne), Mosman (Sydney) and Cottesloe (Perth) - which are home to some of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful citizens. The book explores how living in...

Publication date: 2018-08-25
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook The Divided City and the Grassroots
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The Divided City and the Grassroots


Giulia Carabelli


Focusing on Mostar, a city in Bosnia Herzegovina that became the epitome of ethnic divisions during the Yugoslav wars, this cutting edge book considers processes of violent partitioning in cities. Providing an in-depth understanding of the social, political, and mundane...

Publication date: 2018-03-14
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook The Urban Politics of Squatters' Movements
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The Urban Politics of Squatters' Movements


Miguel A. Martínez López


This volume sheds light on the development of squatting practices and movements in nine European cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Rome, Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Brighton) by examining the numbers, variations and significant contexts in their life...

Publication date: 2017-11-27
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook The Global Cultural Capital
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The Global Cultural Capital


Mari Paz Balibrea


This book argues the crucial role of culture and cultural policies in defining the notion of urban citizenship in Barcelona since 1979. Through analysis of official documents, municipal publicity campaigns, sport – including the Olympic Games and Barcelona F.C – and...

Publication date: 2017-08-29
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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Download this eBook Cities and the Super-Rich
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Cities and the Super-Rich


Ray Forrest , Sin Yee Koh , Ray Forrest , Bart Wissink


With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing dramatically. This collection critically engages with and advances existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these transformations.  An interdisciplinary range of contributions from...

Publication date: 2017-02-28
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Collection: The Contemporary City
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