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People Power in Cities

by Amanda Tattersall, Kurt Iveson ...

With billions now living in cities across an increasingly urban planet, hopes for the future depend on the power of ordinary people to shape urban life. In an era plagued by intensifying inequality, authoritarianism and climate change, residents of cities are facing crises on multiple fronts. In response, people are coming together to find solutions. What does it take for them to change their city ... Read more

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With billions now living in cities across an increasingly urban planet, hopes for the future depend on the power of ordinary people to shape urban life. In an era plagued by intensifying inequality, authoritarianism and climate change, residents of cities are facing crises on multiple fronts. In response, people are coming together to find solutions. What does it take for them to change their city
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Publics and the City

by Kurt Iveson ...

Series Book 80 - RGS-IBG Book Series
Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory.Advances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the cityArgues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the ... Read more

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Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory.Advances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the cityArgues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the
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Everyday Equalities

Making Multicultures in Settler Colonial Cities

by Ruth Fincher, Kurt Iveson, Helga Leitner, Valerie Preston ...

A timely new look at coexisting without assimilating in multicultural citiesIf city life is a “being together of strangers,” what forms of being together should we strive for in cities with ethnic and racial diversity? Everyday Equalities seeks evidence of progressive political alternatives to racialized inequality that are emerging from everyday encounters in Los Angeles, Melbourne, Sydney, and ... Read more

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A timely new look at coexisting without assimilating in multicultural citiesIf city life is a “being together of strangers,” what forms of being together should we strive for in cities with ethnic and racial diversity? Everyday Equalities seeks evidence of progressive political alternatives to racialized inequality that are emerging from everyday encounters in Los Angeles, Melbourne, Sydney, and
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The Care Manifesto

The Politics of Interdependence

by The Care Collective, Andreas Chatzidakis, Jamie Hakim, Jo Litter, Catherine Rottenberg ...

We are in the midst of a global crisis of care. How do we get out of it?The Care Manifesto puts care at the heart of the debates of our current crisis: from intimate care--childcare, healthcare, elder care--to care for the natural world. We live in a world where carelessness reigns, but it does not have to be this way.The Care Manifesto puts forth a vision for a truly caring world. The authors ... Read more

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We are in the midst of a global crisis of care. How do we get out of it?The Care Manifesto puts care at the heart of the debates of our current crisis: from intimate care--childcare, healthcare, elder care--to care for the natural world. We live in a world where carelessness reigns, but it does not have to be this way.The Care Manifesto puts forth a vision for a truly caring world. The authors
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How Change Happens

by Duncan Green ...

Human society is full of would-be 'change agents', a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect. ... Read more

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Human society is full of would-be 'change agents', a restless mix of campaigners, lobbyists, and officials, both individuals and organizations, set on transforming the world. They want to improve public services, reform laws and regulations, guarantee human rights, get a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, achieve greater recognition for any number of issues, or simply be treated with respect.
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How to Fight Inequality

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by Ben Phillips ...

Inequality is the crisis of our time. The growing gap between a few at the top and the rest of society damages us all. No longer able to deny the crisis, every government in the world is now pledged to fix it – and yet it keeps on getting worse.In this book, international anti-inequality campaigner Ben Phillips shows why winning the debate is not enough: we have to win the fight. Drawing on his ... Read more

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Inequality is the crisis of our time. The growing gap between a few at the top and the rest of society damages us all. No longer able to deny the crisis, every government in the world is now pledged to fix it – and yet it keeps on getting worse.In this book, international anti-inequality campaigner Ben Phillips shows why winning the debate is not enough: we have to win the fight. Drawing on his
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Urban Geography

by Tim Hall, Heather Barrett ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary Human Geography Series
This revised fifth edition not only examines the new geographical patterns forming within and between cities, but also investigates the way geographers have sought to make sense of this urban transformation. It is structured into three sections: 'contexts', 'themes' and 'issues' that move students from a foundation in urban geography through its major themes to contemporary and pressing issues. ... Read more

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This revised fifth edition not only examines the new geographical patterns forming within and between cities, but also investigates the way geographers have sought to make sense of this urban transformation. It is structured into three sections: 'contexts', 'themes' and 'issues' that move students from a foundation in urban geography through its major themes to contemporary and pressing issues.
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The Third Way and its Critics

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The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty concept without any real content. Critics from the more traditional left argue that it is a betrayal of left-wing ideals.Anthony ... Read more

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The idea of finding a 'third way' in politics has become a focus of discussion across the world. Political leaders, in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America claim to be following its principles. Yet the notion has also attracted much criticism. Some say it is an empty concept without any real content. Critics from the more traditional left argue that it is a betrayal of left-wing ideals.Anthony
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Landscapes

Ways of Imagining the World

by Hilary P.M. Winchester ...

Series series Insights Into Human Geography
Landscapes is a timely and well-written analysis of the meaning of cultural landscapes. The book delves into the layers of meaning that are invested in ordinary landscapes as well as landscapes of spectacle and power. Landscapes is a powerful and vivid application of the new cultural geography to case studies not previously visited within cultural geography texts. ... Read more

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Landscapes is a timely and well-written analysis of the meaning of cultural landscapes. The book delves into the layers of meaning that are invested in ordinary landscapes as well as landscapes of spectacle and power. Landscapes is a powerful and vivid application of the new cultural geography to case studies not previously visited within cultural geography texts.
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The Adaptable Country

How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century

by Alasdair Roberts ...

Series Book 3 - Canadian Essentials
Shifting geopolitics, regional conflicts, climate change, and technology shocks: these are just some of the factors that will make the twenty-first century dangerous for Canada. Adaptability, the capacity to anticipate and manage dangers, is essential for the country to survive and thrive. But Canada is not as adaptable as it once was.In The Adaptable Country Alasdair Roberts explains what this ... Read more

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Shifting geopolitics, regional conflicts, climate change, and technology shocks: these are just some of the factors that will make the twenty-first century dangerous for Canada. Adaptability, the capacity to anticipate and manage dangers, is essential for the country to survive and thrive. But Canada is not as adaptable as it once was.In The Adaptable Country Alasdair Roberts explains what this
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Cultural Policy

by David Bell, Kate Oakley ...

Series series Key Ideas in Media & Cultural Studies
David Bell and Kate Oakley survey the major debates emerging in cultural policy research, adopting an approach based on spatial scale to explore cultural policy in cities, nations and internationally. They contextualise these discussions with an exploration of what both ‘culture’ and ‘policy’ mean when they are joined together as cultural policy.Drawing on topical examples and contemporary ... Read more

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David Bell and Kate Oakley survey the major debates emerging in cultural policy research, adopting an approach based on spatial scale to explore cultural policy in cities, nations and internationally. They contextualise these discussions with an exploration of what both ‘culture’ and ‘policy’ mean when they are joined together as cultural policy.Drawing on topical examples and contemporary
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Democratize Work

The Case for Reorganizing the Economy

by Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana, Dominique Méda ...

Translated by Miranda Richmond Mouillot ...

An urgent and deeply resonant case for the power of workplace democracy to restore balance between economy and society.What happens to a society—and a planet—when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19. The narrative of “essential workers” has provided thin cover for the fact that ... Read more

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An urgent and deeply resonant case for the power of workplace democracy to restore balance between economy and society.What happens to a society—and a planet—when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19. The narrative of “essential workers” has provided thin cover for the fact that
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