Therborn,Göran

CITIES OF POWER : the urban, the national, the popular, the global / Göran Therborn. - 1 - London Verso 2017/01/01 - 408

Includes index.

Introduction: the urban, the national, the popular and the global -- Cities, power and modernity -- National foundations: Europe : transforming princely cities -- National foundations: secessions -- National foundations: nationalizing colonialism -- National foundations: reactive modernization -- People rising: popular moments in modern urban history -- Apotheosis of power: fascism and kindred dictatorships -- The coming and going of communism -- Global moments in national cities.


Why are cities centres of power? A sociological analysis of urban politics

9781784785444 (alk. paper)

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Poliltics
Urban Studies
City-states.
Urbanization
Nationalism.
Power (Social sciences)--Political aspects.

321.06 / THE/CI