Urban Revolt
State Power and the Rise of People's Movements in the Global South
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, Social Science
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781608467143 | |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books | Publication: | March 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Haymarket Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781608467143 |
| Publisher: | Haymarket Books |
| Publication: | March 27, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Haymarket Books |
| Language: | English |
How do individuals and organizations move beyond the boundaries of constitutional or legal constructs to challenge neoliberalism and capitalism? As major urban areas have become the principal sites of poor and working-class social upheaval in the early twenty-first century, the chapters in this book explore key cities in the Global South. Through detailed cases studies, Urban Revolt unravels the potential and limitations of urban social movements on an international level.
How do individuals and organizations move beyond the boundaries of constitutional or legal constructs to challenge neoliberalism and capitalism? As major urban areas have become the principal sites of poor and working-class social upheaval in the early twenty-first century, the chapters in this book explore key cities in the Global South. Through detailed cases studies, Urban Revolt unravels the potential and limitations of urban social movements on an international level.
