Take the city : voices of radical municipalism / edited by Jason Toney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Toney, Jason, 1993- editor.

Standardized Title:

Take the city (2022)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decentralization in government.

Municipal government.

Local elections.

Social movements.

Physical Description:

xviii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Montréal ; Chicago ; London : Black Rose Books, [2022]

Summary:

"Combining political theory, philosophy, history, and intimate narrative, Take the City! presents an expansive view of municipalist movements around the world. With over twenty contributors, including David Harvey, this anthology provides crucial insights into the challenges ahead by looking at and beyond municipal electoral politics. Stories of diverse regions and issues illuminate the nuances of municipalist movements of the past and present, providing a roadmap of the fight for our future. From Seattle to Kurdistan, Burlington to Oaxaca, Barcelona to Mississippi, and Vienna to Montreal, contributors carefully consider the intertwined questions concerning current crises in housing, the environment, democracy, and capitalism."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Challenges Ahead

Communalism Against Climate Chaos / Brian Tokar

The Crisis of Late Capitalism in Seattle / Robert Kaminski

Three Lectures on Radical Urbanism / David Harvey

Building Democracy through Municipal Electoral Politics

Remembering Red Vienna / Hanna Lichtenberger

The FRAP (Political Action Front) 1970-1974: The First Experience of Municipal Radicalism in Montreal / Donald Cuccioletta

Dual Power and Taking the City beyond Elections

Bakur Rising: Democratic Autonomy in Kurdistan / Nazan Ustundag

Self-Reproduction and the Oaxaca Commune / Barucha Peller

Beyond Projet Montreal: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Economic Democracy / Jonathan Durand Folco

An Interview with Kali Akuno / Jonny Gordon-Farleigh

Possible Futures

Urban Sanctuary: The Promise of Solidarity Cities / Antje Dieterich

How Hip Hop Can Save Us / Austin Krauss

From Social Ecology to Community Economies: Towards Better Livelihoods / Anna Kruzynski

Annex

The FRAP Manifesto.

Notes:

"Black Rose Books No. UU414"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Take the city.

ISBN:

9781551647296

155164729X

9781551647272

1551647273

OCLC:

1120134838