Politics in Place - Social Power Relations in an Australian Country Town

Klappentext Politics in Place is a community study focusing on political life in a typical Australian agricultural town. Zusammenfassung Politics in Place is a community study focusing on political life in a typical Australian agricultural town. It examines the maintenance of a local political power structures by analysing the town's social processes and associated ideologies. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures, maps; 1. Introduction: the origins of a study; 2. Power: concepts and applications; 3. A history of Cowra; 4. Elitism and local government; 5. Spatial politics; 6. The politics of development; 7. Gender, race and human services; 8. The making of local politics; 9. Ideologies and resources; 10. Conclusion: the machinery of power; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ian Gray, Ian (Charles Sturt University Gray
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.06.2008
• EAN: 9780521066532
• ISBN: 978-0-521-06653-2
• Pagine: 228
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; New South Wales, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Australian & Oceanian, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government