Cities after Socialism
Subtitle: Urban and Regional Change and Conflict in Post Socialist Societies (Studies in Urban and Social Change)
Contributors: Gregory Andrusz (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: September 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781557861641
Subjects: Marxism & Communism; Urban communities; Urban Sociology; Post-communism; Urban Economics; Social Science; Sociology; History: American; Eastern Europe; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism; Sociology - Urban; Social Science / Sociology / Urban; Cities and towns; Communist countries
First sentence: Writing about the February Revolution in Russia, precursor to the October Revolution that swept the Bolsheviks to power, Trotsky (1967/1932-3: 141-5) highlighted the leadership role played by the Petrograd workers and the crucial importance of political developments in the capital city.