Items related to Cities (Small Guides to Big Issues)
Synopsis
Every year tens of millions of people abandon rural areas of the South for life in the city. With education, health care and even safe water in short supply, cities risk becoming sites of violent conflict for future generations. And yet world governments are doing little to address these demographic shifts. The author offers a vivid portrait of the lives of people who migrate from impoverished villages to towns and cities, the changes they face, and the impact these changes have on their psyche and well-being. Contrasting the attitudes of today's governments with those of the past, the title provides a sharp critique of global policies, and an ideal introduction to the impact of urbanisation on modern life.
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Review
'Jeremy Seabrook is one of England's most imaginative and creative writers, with a preacher's talent for prophecy and a capacity for righteous indignation reminiscent of George Orwell.' --Guardian
About the Author
Jeremy Seabrook is a well-known journalist and writer. He is a frequent contributor to, amongst others, New Society, New Statesman, the Guardian and the Independent. and the the author of Idea of Neighbourhood (Pluto, 1987), Victims of Development (Verso, 1994), Travels in the Skin Trade (Pluto, 1995) and co-author (with Trevor Blackwell) of The Revolt Against Change (Vintage, 1994).
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