Book Review of "The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space" By Don Mitchell
Description:
A book review of the book "The Right to the City: Social Justice and the Fight for Public Space" by Don Mitchell which looks at the vital relationship between struggles over public space and movements for social justice in the United States. Presented are a series of linked cases that explore the judicial response to public demonstrations by early twentieth-century workers, and comparable legal issues surrounding anti-abortion protests today; the Free Speech Movement and the history of People's Park in Berkeley; and the plight of homeless people facing new laws against their presence in urban streets. The central focus is how political dissent gains meaning and momentum--and is regulated and policed--in the real, physical spaces of the city. (Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=DGYLWCvTKlUC)
Type of Resource:
Journal
Publication Date:
2004
Volume:
94
Issue:
2
Pages:
427
Location:
Boston