Cities, Capitalism, and Civilization
Author | : R. J. Holton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Capitalism |
ISBN | : 9780415413183 |
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Author | : R. J. Holton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Capitalism |
ISBN | : 9780415413183 |
Author | : R.J. Holton |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1135675279 |
Cities, Capitalism and Civilization looks at the character and distinctiveness of Western Civilization. R.J. Holton sets out to challenge the belief that cities and urban social classes have formed the main component of the advance of civilization, and the principle dynamic of Western capitalism. This book was first published in 1986.
Author | : R. J. Holton |
Publisher | : Allen & Unwin Australia |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Capitalism |
ISBN | : 9780043012383 |
Author | : R.J. Holton |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1135675201 |
Cities, Capitalism and Civilization looks at the character and distinctiveness of Western Civilization. R.J. Holton sets out to challenge the belief that cities and urban social classes have formed the main component of the advance of civilization, and the principle dynamic of Western capitalism. This book was first published in 1986.
Author | : Ntina Tzouvala |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2020-10-29 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 1108497187 |
Using the theoretical tools drawn from historical materialism and deconstruction, Tzouvala offers a comprehensive history of the standard of civilisation.
Author | : Ugo Rossi |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2017-03-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0745689701 |
In what ways are cities central to the evolution of contemporary global capitalism? And in what ways is global capitalism forged by the urban experience? This book provides a response to these questions, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the city-capitalism nexus. Drawing on a wide range of conceptual approaches, including political economy, neo-institutionalism and radical political theory, this insightful book examines the complex relationships between contemporary capitalist cities and key forces of our times, such as globalization and neoliberalism. Taking a truly global perspective, Ugo Rossi offers a comparative analysis of the ways in which urban economies and societies reflect and at the same time act as engines of global capitalism. Ultimately, this book shows how over the past three decades capitalism has shifted a gear – no longer merely incorporating key aspects of society into its system, but encompassing everything, including life itself – and illustrates how cities play a central role within this life-oriented construction of global capitalism.
Author | : Lewis Mumford |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 788 |
Release | : 1961 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780156180351 |
The city's development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. "One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century" (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations.
Author | : Niall Ferguson |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1101548029 |
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower “A dazzling history of Western ideas.” —The Economist “Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase.” —Wall Street Journal “[W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour de force.” —Boston Globe Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.
Author | : Daniel Brook |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 481 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393078124 |
A pioneering exploration of four cities where East meets West and past becomes future: St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai.
Author | : Lieven de Cauter |
Publisher | : Nai010 Publishers |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Front cover images: Bob Hawke, ACTU Congress, 15 September 1979 (Fairfax, © Michael Rayner); Gough Whitlam on the steps of Parliament House, 11 November 1975 (Australian Labor Party); Paul Keating, National Press Club, March 1996 Election Campaign (Newspix); John Curtin, wartime rally, 1942 (Fairfax).Graham Freudenberg, Australia's greatest speechwriter, says "the Australian Labor Party was built on speeches." This book brings together great Labor speeches which give voice to the party's enduring values and achievements, and place it and its principal figures at the centre of historic events.There are speeches that stir the imagination and inspire, speeches that appeal to humanity, speeches of sorrow and redemption, speeches that urge moderation and caution, speeches that call for courage in the face of adversity, speeches that seek to mute the trumpet sound of war, speeches that attack the forces of conservatism, and speeches which celebrate and mourn the party's fallen.Chris Watson articulates Labor's purpose as "a light upon a mountain" - four decades beforeBen Chifley's famed "light on the hill" speech John Curtin tells a hushed parliament that "a great naval battle is proceeding"Gough Whitlam declares "It's time" for a new Labor governmentBob Hawke's urges South Africa's apartheid leaders to listen to "the spirit of men and women yearning to be free"Paul Keating's belief in Labor as "the people who can dream the big dreams and do the big things"Kevin Rudd says "We are Sorry" to the stolen generations of Aboriginal AustraliansClip from the author, reproduced with permission from The Australian:http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2305217661/Labors-greatest-speeches