Total Urban Mobilisation

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In this book Krzysztof Nawratek explores the possibility of a post-capitalist city, and in so doing, reclaims and develops the idea of total mobilisation as originally formulated by Ernst Jünger. Nawratek formulates the idea of ‘accumulation of agency’ the ability to act, to replace the logic of capital accumulation as a main driver of urban development. He argues that this ‘accumulation of agency’ operates already in contemporary cities, and should not be seen as essential element of capitalism, but as a conceptual gateway to a post-capitalist world.

Defines the conditions required to discuss post-capitalism and post-capitalist city models beyond a Marxist intellectual framework
An innovative approach within urban theory examining the idea ('project') of a post-capitalist city from a non-Marxist perspective
Explains how the logic of accumulation of agency, which operates in contemporary cities, should not be seen as essential element of capitalism, but as a conceptual gateway to a post-capitalist world
Valuable resource for academics and postgraduate students within disciplines connected to urban issues, in particular human geography, urban planning, architecture and urban design

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Krzysztof Nawratek

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Critical Spatial Theory Ernst Junger Politics of Urbanism Post-capitalism Post-capitalist city Radical Cities Rebel Cities Social Economy of the Metropolis accumulation of agency alternative urban settlements alternatives to capitalism architecture contemporary capitalist cities the Occupy! Movement urban design

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“This short yet polyphonic book will be of interest to practitioners and theorists of urban change … .” (Natalia Romik, LSE Review of Books, February 25, 2020)

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