Divided cities : the Oxford Amnesty lectures 2003 /
Divided cities : the Oxford Amnesty lectures 2003 /
edited by Richard Scholar.
- x, 228 pages ; 20 cm.
- Oxford Amnesty lectures .
- Oxford Amnesty lectures. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index.
Introduction / Introduction to Stuart Hall / Cosmopolitan promises, multicultural realities / Introduction to Patricia J. Williams / Theatres of war / Introduction to David Harvey / The right to the city / Introduction to James D. Woldfenshon / The undivided city / Introduction to Richard Rogers / An urban renaissance / Introduction to Patrick Declerck / On the necessary suffering of the homeless / Who should foot the bill? / Looking on the bright side / Oxonian epilogue / Richard Scholar -- Stephen Howe -- Stuart Hall -- Jane Shaw -- Patricia J. Williams -- Erik Swyngedouw -- David Harvey -- Sebastian Mallaby -- James D. Wolfensohn -- James Attlee -- Richard Rogers -- Maria Kaika -- Patrick Declerck -- Michael B. Likosky -- Peter Hall -- Patrick Declerck. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Cities, at their best, are cradles of diversity, opportunity, and citizenship. Why, then, do so many cities today seem scarred by divisions separating the powerful and privileged from the victims of deprivation and injustice? What is it like to live on the wrong side of the divide in Paris,London, New York, Sao Paolo, and other cities all over the world?In this book, based on the internationally renowned Oxford Amnesty Lectures, eight leading urban thinkers argue about why divisions arise in cities and about what could and should be done to bring those divisions to an end. The book features essays by Patrick Declerck, Stuart Hall, David Harvey,Richard Rogers, Patricia Williams, and James Wolfensohn, with commentaries from Peter Hall, Michael Likosky, and others. The many contemporary issues that the book addresses include the impact of globalization and migration on the urban environment, the consequences of the 'war on terror' for thoseliving in cities, the new development paradigm being adopted by international institutions in the developing world, the need for a genuine urban renaissance in Britain and elsewhere, and the suffering of the homeless.These controversial and sometimes conflicting essays, linked by Richard Scholar's incisive introduction, aim to encourage and inform debate about the challenges to human rights in our increasingly urban world."--Publisher description.
0192807080 9780192807083
2006296742
Cities and towns
Sociology, Urban
Human rights.
HT155 / .D58 2006
307.76
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index.
Introduction / Introduction to Stuart Hall / Cosmopolitan promises, multicultural realities / Introduction to Patricia J. Williams / Theatres of war / Introduction to David Harvey / The right to the city / Introduction to James D. Woldfenshon / The undivided city / Introduction to Richard Rogers / An urban renaissance / Introduction to Patrick Declerck / On the necessary suffering of the homeless / Who should foot the bill? / Looking on the bright side / Oxonian epilogue / Richard Scholar -- Stephen Howe -- Stuart Hall -- Jane Shaw -- Patricia J. Williams -- Erik Swyngedouw -- David Harvey -- Sebastian Mallaby -- James D. Wolfensohn -- James Attlee -- Richard Rogers -- Maria Kaika -- Patrick Declerck -- Michael B. Likosky -- Peter Hall -- Patrick Declerck. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Cities, at their best, are cradles of diversity, opportunity, and citizenship. Why, then, do so many cities today seem scarred by divisions separating the powerful and privileged from the victims of deprivation and injustice? What is it like to live on the wrong side of the divide in Paris,London, New York, Sao Paolo, and other cities all over the world?In this book, based on the internationally renowned Oxford Amnesty Lectures, eight leading urban thinkers argue about why divisions arise in cities and about what could and should be done to bring those divisions to an end. The book features essays by Patrick Declerck, Stuart Hall, David Harvey,Richard Rogers, Patricia Williams, and James Wolfensohn, with commentaries from Peter Hall, Michael Likosky, and others. The many contemporary issues that the book addresses include the impact of globalization and migration on the urban environment, the consequences of the 'war on terror' for thoseliving in cities, the new development paradigm being adopted by international institutions in the developing world, the need for a genuine urban renaissance in Britain and elsewhere, and the suffering of the homeless.These controversial and sometimes conflicting essays, linked by Richard Scholar's incisive introduction, aim to encourage and inform debate about the challenges to human rights in our increasingly urban world."--Publisher description.
0192807080 9780192807083
2006296742
Cities and towns
Sociology, Urban
Human rights.
HT155 / .D58 2006
307.76