CITIES OF POWER : the urban, the national, the popular, the global /
Göran Therborn.
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- London Verso 2017/01/01
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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
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Poliltics Urban Studies City-states. Urbanization Nationalism. Power (Social sciences)--Political aspects.