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The death and life of the urban commonwealth / Margaret Kohn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kohn, Margaret, 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urbanization--Political aspects.
- Urbanization.
- Municipal government.
- Sociology, Urban.
- Political geography.
- Common good.
- Commons--Political aspects.
- Commons.
- Public spaces--Political aspects.
- Public spaces.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Death and Life of the Urban Commonwealth draws on the theory of solidarism to develop a new defense of social rights. By envisioning the city as a common-wealth created by past generations and current residents, the book helps us rethink struggles over gentrification, public housing, transit, and public space.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Solidarism and social property
- The return of the pavement dwellers
- Public housing and the right to occupancy
- What is wrong with gentrification?
- Freedom riders
- Occupying the commons: the populist and the sovereigntist public
- Parks and refs: democracy, disobedience and public space
- Hetero-rights to the city
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-060662-2
- 0-19-060663-0
- 0-19-060661-4
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