Constructing community : configurations of the social in contemporary philosophy and urbanism / Brian Elliott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elliott, Brian, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communities.

Public spaces.

Power (Social sciences).

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Constructing Community is a provocative and original analysis of the question of urban politics in contemporary liberal democracies.This book examines community from the particular perspective of the shaping and control of urban space in contemporary liberal democracies. Further, it offers a strong case for reconsidering current debates on democratic politics in light of the connection between political power and the control of public space and the built environment.

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One; Theories of Community; Chapter One; Habermas and Dialogical Community; Chapter Two; Singular Community; Chapter Three; Dissenting Community; Part Two; Urbanism and Community; Chapter Four; New Urbanism; Chapter Five; Postmodern Urbanism; Chapter Six; Dialectical Utopianism; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34667-8

1-282-82001-X

9786612820014

0-7391-3968-1

OCLC:

669497293