Henri Lefebvre - Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and the Right to the City (Paperback)

While certain aspects of Henri Lefebvre's writings have been examined extensively within the disciplines of geography, social theory, urban planning and cultural studies, there has been no comprehensive consideration of his work within legal studies. Henri Lefebvre: Spatial Politics, Everyday Life and the Right to the City provides the first serious analysis of the relevance and importance of this significant thinker for the study of law and state power. Introducing Lefebvre to a legal audience, this book identifies the central themes that run through his work, including his unorthodox, humanist approach to Marxist theory, his sociological and methodological contributions to the study of everyday life and his theory of the production of space. These elements of Lefebvre's thought are explored through detailed investigations of the relationships between law, legal form and processes of abstraction; the spatial dimensions of neoliberal configurations of state power; the political and aesthetic aspects of the administrative ordering of everyday life; and the 'right to the city' as the basis for asserting new forms of spatial citizenship. Chris Butler argues that Lefebvre's theoretical categories suggest a way for critical legal scholars to conceptualise law and state power as continually shaped by political struggles over the inhabitance of space. This book is a vital resource for students and researchers in law, sociology, geography and politics, and all readers interested in the application of Lefebvre's social theory to specific legal and political contexts.

General

Imprint:	Routledge-Cavendish
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Nomikoi: Critical Legal Thinkers
Release date:	March 2014
First published:	2010
Authors:	Chris Butler
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-53415-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > General
LSN:	0-415-53415-1
Barcode:	9780415534154

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