A Theory of Capitalist Urbanisation: David Harvey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639176865)

Until the works of Castells, Lefebvre and Harvey, a Marxist theory of urban space and urbanisation was hardly seen. The book deals with the Marxist urban space theory developed by David Harvey between the early 1970s and the mid of 1990s. The distinctive feature of his works is seen in his attempt to insert spatial phenomenon into Marx's own social and economic theory. It is an attempt to construct 'historico-geographical materialism' upon Marx' historical materialism. He tries to achieves this purpose first criticizing liberal approaches to urban space. The book is a positive Marxist evaluation of Harvey's Marxist urban space theory.

Author: Ercan Gundogan
ISBN-10: 3639176863
ISBN-13: 9783639176865
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Language: English
Published: 07/05/2009
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d