Who Ran the Cities? City Elites and Urban Power Structures in Europe and North America, 1750-1940 |
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| Author:
| Roth, Ralf |
| Editor:
| Beachy, Robert |
| Series title: | Historical Urban Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-5153-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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It is the purpose of this volume to further understanding of who actually ran cities in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to develop greater understanding of the relationship between elite and "power" in cities. In order to come to workable answers, two fields of research, which unfortunately have often remained separate, have been brought together: the economic, social and cultural history of elite and the political history of power resources and...
More DescriptionIt is the purpose of this volume to further understanding of who actually ran cities in the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to develop greater understanding of the relationship between elite and "power" in cities. In order to come to workable answers, two fields of research, which unfortunately have often remained separate, have been brought together: the economic, social and cultural history of elite and the political history of power resources and decision-making.By looking at specific case studies through the lens of these issues, the volume will encourage the reader to challenge common perceptions of a monolithic elite and to replace such perceptions with a more sophisticated view of urban power as an interplay between various economic, social, political and cultural elite groups. To contribute to this complex account of cities, elite, and power, the study brings together different methodological approaches to studying European, as well as American cities and the wider world.