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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ben GerlofsPublisher: Vanderbilt University Press Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780826504784ISBN 10: 0826504787 Pages: 276 Publication Date: 30 January 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I 1. A Century of Monsters, Machines, and Megaurbanization 2. Crisis, Conflict, and CÁrdenista Revolution Part II 3. Dreaming Dialectically: The Death and Life of the Right to the City in Mexico City 4. AsÍ No (Not Like This): Resisting Postpolitics on Avenida Chapultepec 5. The Redemptive (Urban) Revolution: Political Reform and the Rebirth of the Capital City‑State Conclusion Appendix: An Explanatory Note on Approach and Methods Bibliography IndexReviewsThe narrative style and etymological composition of the text show the author to be articulate, erudite, and deeply connected to the city and its myriad social, cultural, and political dynamics. The decision to invoke discussions of the right to the city in the book's overall framing, coupled with the close attention paid to the barriers and enablers facing local political actors in advancing these rights, make this a potentially important and timely contribution. --Diane E. Davis, author of Urban Leviathan: Mexico City in the Twentieth Century """The narrative style and etymological composition of the text show the author to be articulate, erudite, and deeply connected to the city and its myriad social, cultural, and political dynamics. The decision to invoke discussions of the right to the city in the book's overall framing, coupled with the close attention paid to the barriers and enablers facing local political actors in advancing these rights, make this a potentially important and timely contribution."" --Diane E. Davis, author of Urban Leviathan: Mexico City in the Twentieth Century" Author InformationBen Gerlofs is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Hong Kong. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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