<nettime> MOVEMENTS IN THE CITY

[matthew fuller <matt@axia.demon.co.uk>]

MOVEMENTS IN THE CITY: CONFLICT IN THE EUROPEAN
METROPOLIS  a new book by Vincenzo Ruggiero

This book addresses the intertwined themes of the city and urban
social movements. The concept of social change is applied to
European contemporary movements such as the sans-papiers in
France, the centri sociali in Italy, the environmental movements in
Germany and elsewhere in Europe, the feminist movement, the
underground movement, and the movements 'for' and 'against' work.
Chapters include:

1. The fear of living together
2. Love for the city
3. The end of teleology
4. Working for habit
5. Against disappearance
6. Invisible and dingy cities
7.Reclaiming urban space
8.Dionysus and the underground
9.The politics of difference

MOVEMENTS IN THE CITY  is published by Prentice Hall (£16.99)
ISBN  0130-88421-9 PPR

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