Who Ran the Cities? - City Elites and Urban Power Structures in Europe and North America, 1750-1940 (Hardcover, New edition)

The question of who actually ran cities in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries has been increasingly debated in recent years. As well as trying to understand the distribution of political power and the rise of broad political participation, urban historians have questioned how and whether elites retained influence in municipal government. The essays in this collection provide a detailed examination of the relationship between urban elites and the exercise of 'power', bringing together economic, social and cultural history with the political history of power resources and decision-making. The volume challenges common perceptions of a monolithic urban elite by looking at specific case studies. Collectively these essays provide a more sophisticated view of the exercise of urban power as the negotiation of various elite groups defined by their economic, social, political or cultural privilege. To contribute to this complex account of the history of cities, elites, and their influence, the collection applies a range of methodological approaches to studying European and American cities, as well as the wider world.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Historical Urban Studies Series
Release date:	September 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Ralf Roth
Editors:	Robert Beachy
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	310
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-5153-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-7546-5153-3
Barcode:	9780754651536

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