Marxism and the City

by Ira Katznelson

Book Overview

In this work, Katznelson critically analyzes the development of Marxist scholarship on cities in the last quarter century. He demonstrates how some of the most important weaknesses in Marxism as a social theory can be remedied by forcing it to seriously engage with cities and spatial concerns, and explains the significant shortcomings even of this "improved" Marxism. Katznelson explores how a Marxism that is open to engagement with other social-theoretical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198279248
• ISBN13: 9780198279242
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.5"