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This is a bold, thoughtful, and transformative book on 'the urban' as a point of encounter that enables an interdisciplinary understanding and transcending of alienation in urban culture from a Marxist point of view. It is required reading for anyone seeking to challenge the 'dematerialising' condition of urban culture in and beyond the academy. -- Adam David Morton, Professor, University of Sydney, author of Revolution and State in Modern Mexico: The Political Economy of Uneven Development A wide-ranging and compelling set of essays, which demonstrate the continuing importance of spatial theory in the political interpretation of books and films. This rich and evocative collection unearths both the spectacular and mundane political life of cities as diverse as Vienna, Osaka, and Liverpool, and follows a multitude of characters as they navigate the radical possibilities of their times. As serious as it shows the study of space and power to be, this is also an enjoyable travelogue through the political geographies of the capitalist city. -- Donald McNeill, professor of urban and cultural geography, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Western Sydney

This is a bold, thoughtful, and transformative book on `the urban' as a point of encounter that enables an interdisciplinary understanding and transcending of alienation in urban culture from a Marxist point of view. It is required reading for anyone seeking to challenge the `dematerialising' condition of urban culture in and beyond the academy. -- Adam David Morton, Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney A wide-ranging and compelling set of essays, which demonstrate the continuing importance of spatial theory in the political interpretation of books and films. This rich and evocative collection unearths both the spectacular and mundane political life of cities as diverse as Vienna, Osaka, and Liverpool, and follows a multitude of characters as they navigate the radical possibilities of their times. As serious as it shows the study of space and power to be, this is also an enjoyable travelogue through the political geographies of the capitalist city. -- Donald McNeill, professor of urban and cultural geography, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

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Benjamin Fraser is associate professor of Spanish film and cultural studies at the College of Charleston.

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