{"product_id":"on-top-of-the-city-abigail-karas-9781350512856","title":"On Top of the City: Youth Culture and Urban Resistance on the Rooftops of St Petersburg","description":"\u003cp\u003eSt Petersburg - known for its horizontal skyline, punctuated with the gold domes and spires that, along with its rivers and canals, have become iconic features of the city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on original, on-the-ground research, \u003ci\u003e On Top of the City\u003c\/i\u003e shines a unique spotlight on the hidden youth communities of St Petersburg, Russia, where space and power collide and co-exist. Focusing on urban exploration, Abigail Karas demonstrates how the city's panoramas - especially its rooftops - contribute to the formation of a local St Petersburg identity and a fascinating underground culture where young people turn the rooftops into safe spaces, where they can resist the encroaching political repression of Putin's Russia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguing that young Petersburgers' skyline trespassing is a way for them to reclaim their rights - over themselves and the city - \u003ci\u003eOn Top of the City\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to look upwards, at what these young communities create, as well as downwards, to the social and political control they are trying to escape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abigail Karas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350512850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350512856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Abigail Karas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623543648511,"sku":"9781350512856","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-top-of-the-city-abigail-karas-9781350512856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}