Urban gentrification and uneven development

Neil Smith, who died prematurely in 2012, had an enormous influence on the fica geographical discipline and social studies in general. Endowed with a rigorous and creative dialectical skill, he established connections that allowed us to understand apparently distant phenomena and processes: gentrification, uneven geographical development and its key role in the survival of capitalism, the production of geographical knowledge and imperialism. And he knew how to defend the relevance of the revolutionary ideal , an inquiry that he left incomplete still full of suggestions for all those interested in a future as uncertain as it is hopeful. His militancy and activism on many fronts is still a benchmark of commitment and involvement for social scientists. 376 p.: b/w, 20 x 13.5 cm, paperback