Bringing together contributions from social, political, and urban historians, this collection examines social movements in Western European cities from the 1950s to the 1980s. Since their post-war recovery and reconstruction, cities in this part of the world underwent far-reaching societal transitio...

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Other Authors:	Verlaan, Tim (Editor), Wicke, Christian 1980- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cham, Switzerland palgrave macmillan [2024]
Series:	Palgrave studies in the history of social movements
Subjects:	Geschichte 1950-1980 Social history. Cities and towns > History. World politics. Europe > History > 1492-. Sociology, Urban. Soziale Bewegung Stadt Westeuropa Social History. Urban History. Political History. History of Modern Europe. Urban Sociology. Aufsatzsammlung
Summary:	Bringing together contributions from social, political, and urban historians, this collection examines social movements in Western European cities from the 1950s to the 1980s. Since their post-war recovery and reconstruction, cities in this part of the world underwent far-reaching societal transitions such as deindustrialisation and the rise of the service economy, the expansion and decline of local welfare regimes, suburbanisation and urban redevelopment, and the democratisation of urban politics. Indeed, the sources for urban activism have been manifold and the rehistoricization of this era through an urban lens is therefore valuable. The authors of this volume seek to provide a comprehensive and multifaceted understanding of how structural socio-economic, political, and cultural changes; ideological shifts; and urban spaces were intertwined in various place-dependent ways. By doing so, they offer fresh comparative and conceptual perspectives on urban activism.
Physical Description:	xvi, 275 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	9783031576416