The Urban Revolution
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The Urban Revolution is a seminal 1970 work by French philosopher and sociologist Henri Lefebvre that theorizes the rise of urban society as a dominant form of social organization and critiques the production of urban space under capitalism.
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| The Urban Revolution canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of social theory ⓘ work of urban theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
historical stages of urbanization
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politics of space ⓘ relationship between city and society ⓘ |
| author | Henri Lefebvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
critique of capitalist production of urban space
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space as social product ⓘ transition from industrial society to urban society ⓘ urban society as dominant form of social organization ⓘ urbanization of society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| critiques |
capitalist urban development
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segregation of urban space ⓘ technocratic urban planning ⓘ |
| genre |
critical theory
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philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ urban studies ⓘ |
| hasImpactOnDiscipline |
architecture theory
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cultural studies ⓘ human geography ⓘ urban planning theory ⓘ urban sociology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Henri Lefebvre’s later work on the production of space
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contemporary urban theory ⓘ critical geography ⓘ radical urban planning ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Marxist political economy ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capitalism
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production of space ⓘ social organization ⓘ urban planning ⓘ urban society ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
complete urbanization of society
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critique of functionalist urban planning ⓘ urban revolution as historical process ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Révolution urbaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Western Marxism
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continental philosophy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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critical urban theory ⓘ |
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