TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parker, Simon
TI  - Cities, politics and power
T2  - Routledge critical introduction to urbanism and the city
SN  - 9780415365796
U1  - 320.85 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Municipal government
KW  - Sociology
KW  - Urban
N1  - Contents :- 
Part I Inroduction--
1. Making sense of urban power --
Part II The political life of cities --
2. The civic city : the emergence of urban societies --
3. The uncivil city: violence, conflict and resistance --
Part III Urban governance --
4. Political organisations and the quest for urban power --
5. The government of cities --
6. The confines of power: cities, regions and states in a global perspective --
Part IV Identity, communication and space -- 
7. The politics of urban identity --
8. Information, communication and the networks of urban power--
9. The landscapes of urban power--
Part 5: Conclusion --
10. Power and Politics in the City--

N2  - Presents an introduction into how, on whose behalf, and with what consequences the cities in which we live are run
ER  -