The Urbanization of Injustice

by Andy Merrifield (Editor)

With the advent of AIDS, the proliferation of gangs and drugs, and the uneasy sensation that Big Brother is actually watching us, the dark side of urban living seems to be overshadowing the brighter side of pleasure, liberation, and opportunity.
The Urbanization of Injustice chronicles these bleak urban images, while taking to task exclusivist politics, globalization theory, and superficial environmentalism. Exploring the links between urbanism, power, and justice, The Urbanization of Injustice presents the thoughts and theories of Edward Soja, David Harvey, Marshall Bermann, Doreen Masey, Sharon Zukin, Susan Fainstein, Ira Katznelson, Nell Smith, and Michael Keith in one cohesive volume, bringing us one step closer to genuinely humane and socially just urban practices.

Genres: Geography

1 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1996

About the author

Andy Merrifield, British author and professor.

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wide range of theory on urban justice and injustice, and an emphasis on praxis which I really liked. It should be outdated given it was published 15 years ago, but for some reason I'm finding the debates of the 90's around ideas of justice and difference, political economy and culture quite rewarding and more interesting than many of the hipper debates today. And of course, the left hasn't won anything since then really, just maybe lost some more. My major criticism would be it's incredibly Euro/America centric of course, nothing at all about anywhere else. And as always, the lack of a more anarchist or grassroots current always makes me sad. But definitely still worth reading.