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Book SynopsisA timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until citizens are equally treated and politically included
Trade Review“Mustafa Dikec begins with the compelling puzzle that in some of the world’s most developed and prosperous cities, in stable democratic societies, we are seeing mass-based violent uprisings [. . .] The book is an enjoyable and enlightening read” —Emma Elfversson,
Policing“
Urban Rage lays out in compelling detail an argument for understanding urban unrest in the contemporary era. Anyone interested in the fate of cities, and especially the people in them, needs to read this book. Excellent, highly accessible, and at times humorous even as it is always deadly serious.”—Don Mitchell, author of
The Right to the City “These comparative case-studies, richly detailed and attentive to local conditions, overthrow the hoary stereotype of the irrational mob. Read carefully and you’ll begin to understand the rationality of urban revolts"—perhaps even their necessity in our gilded world.”—Mike Davis, author of
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles “An excellent transatlantic contextualization of recent urban protest.”—Göran Therborn, University of Cambridge, author of
Cities of Power “Brilliantly cutting across the North Atlantic, Mustafa Dikeç repositions the cities of the West within the long histories of colonialism and imperialism and reminds us that these wars are not over.
Urban Ragethus raises profoundly important questions about the urgent aspirations of our time: emancipation, justice, and humanity. A beautiful book.”—Ananya Roy, author of
Poverty Capital
