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Marxist Thought and the City

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Marxist Thought and the City by Henri Lefebvre and translated by Robert Bononno delves into the philosophical exploration of urban spaces through a Marxist lens. This work analyses how cities function within capitalist societies and the potential for transformative urban change. Lefebvre considers the role of the city in shaping human experiences and societal relationships, offering a critical perspective on urban life and its possibilities.
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You might enjoy this book if you are intrigued by the interplay between urban spaces and socio-political ideologies. It delves into how cities shape, and are shaped by, the dynamics of capitalism and offers a profound philosophical exploration of urban life from a Marxist perspective.

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Henri Lefebvrereviews the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels for analysis on the life andgrowth of the city, describing its transition from life under feudalism tomodern industrial capitalism. Now available in English, Marxist Thought andthe City

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Henri Lefebvre reviews the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to analyse the life and growth of the city, describing its transition from life under feudalism to modern industrial capitalism.

Now available in English, Marxist Thought and the City provides background and supplementary material to Lefebvre's other works and marks a pivotal point in his evolution as a thinker.

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Marxist Thought and the City by Henri Lefebvre, Robert Bononno is praised for revitalising Marxist humanism to address urban challenges, balancing between threat and opportunity. The book is recognised for its enduring relevance, offering new insights into urban theory. It is seen as a foundational text for understanding urban spaces as historical modes of production, valuable for both Marxists and those interested in critical social theory's spatial turn.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780816698752

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 November 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Contributors:

  • Translated by Robert Bononno

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Henri Lefebvre (19011991) was a leading French philosopher, sociologist, and urban theorist. Many of his more than sixty books have appeared in English translation, including The Critique of Everyday Life, The Production of Space, and (all Minnesota) Dialectical Materialism; State, Space, World; and The Urban Revolution.

Robert Bononno has been a translator from French for more than twenty years. His recent nonfiction translations include Toward an Architecture of Enjoyment, by Henri Lefebvre (Minnesota, 2014), Speech Begins after Death, by Michel Foucault and Claude Bonnefoy (Minnesota, 2013), and Language, Madness, and Desire by Michel Foucault (Minnesota, 2015).

Stuart Elden is Professor of Political Theory and Geography at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.

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