{"product_id":"the-new-urban-question-paperback","title":"The New Urban Question - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy Merrifield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Urban Question\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant and illuminating adventure through our current global urban condition, tracing the connections between radical urban theory and political activism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Haussmann's attempts to use urban planning to rid 19th-century Paris of workers revolution to the contemporary metropolis, including urban disaster-zones such as downtown Detroit, Merrifield reveals how the urban experience has been profoundly shaped by class antagonism and been the battle-ground for conspiracies, revolts and social eruptions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoing beyond the work of earlier urban theorists such as Manuel Castells, Merrifield identifies the new urban question that has emerged and demands urgent attention, as the city becomes a site of active plunder by capital and the setting for new forms of urban struggle, from Occupy to the Indignados. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Merrifield\u003c\/b\u003e is a Fellow of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge and the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eMagical Marxism\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto, 2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of Donkeys\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862336995616,"sku":"9780745334837","price":47.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/TjXT61nIQJ9780745334837.webp?v=1781630219","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-urban-question-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}