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Who Runs Edinburgh?

David McCrone author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Published:31st Oct '22

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This book, written by a leadingsociologist, tellsEdinburgh's modern story and unveils its power structure. It examines its politics, formal and informal; its changing political economy; and the rise of its status as Festival city. Behind all this lies a complex system of money and culture, of presumed social status tied into a hierarchy of schools and institutions, universities, banks and finance houses. The book explores arguments about what sort of city Edinburgh should be and what it should look like. It examines planning controversies, from post-war developments through various 'holes in the ground' up to and including The Trams controversy. Studying Edinburgh lets us draw lessons about cities in general, and their roles in the modern world.

ISBN: 9781474498302

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256 pages