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The Down–Deep Delight of Democracy: Antipode Book Series

Autor M Purcell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 mar 2013
Arguing that the hegemony of the neoliberal/capitalist nexus must be challenged if we are to address the proliferating challenges facing our world, this inspiring book explains how democracy can revive the political fortunes of the left. * Explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011, drawing profound connections between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context * Features in-depth analysis of key political theorists such as Gramsci; Lefebvre; Rancière; Deleuze and Guattari; and Hardt and Negri * Advocates the reframing of democracy as a personal and collective struggle to discover the best in ourselves and others * Includes empirical analysis of recent instances of collective action
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781444349986
ISBN-10: 1444349988
Pagini: 184
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 10 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Wiley
Seria Antipode Book Series

Locul publicării:Chichester, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Advanced–level undergraduates, postgraduates, faculty, and researchers of political and social action and development within politics, the social sciences, geography, and urban studies

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Notă biografică

Mark Purcell is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Design & Planning at the University of Washington, USA, where he researches urban politics, political theory, social movements, and democracy. He is the author of Recapturing Democracy (2008) and numerous articles in journals including International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Urban Geography, Environment and Planning, Antipode, Urban Studies, Political Geography, Review of International Political Economy, and Planning Theory.

Descriere

This volume explores issues central to the civil uprisings that swept the world in 2011. It offers profound analysis of the relationship between democracy and neoliberalism in an urban context, explaining how democracy can help us evolve socially, and how it can be used to revivify the political left.