by Manuel Castells · Siglo XXI de España Editores, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432302770
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«Ciudad, democracia y socialismo» is the sociological essay by Manuel Castells on Madrid's neighbourhood associations, published by Siglo XXI de España Editores in paperback (249 pages, in Spanish).
The book studies the crisis of the capitalist city and the birth of the citizens' movement in Madrid in the 1970s. Based on a survey among members of neighbourhood associations, it analyses their demands, problems and achievements, and addresses the relationship between urbanism and politics, municipality and state, city and socialism in advanced capitalist societies and in the new Spanish political system.
Work by Manuel Castells, Spanish sociologist born in 1942, with a doctorate from Paris and professor at Berkeley.
Manuel Castells Oliván is a Spanish sociologist. He is well known for his authorship of a trilogy of works, entitled The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture. He is a scholar of the information society, communication and globalization.
