Socialist and Post-Socialist Urbanisms: Critical Reflections from a Global Perspective

"What this volume does at its best is break the unifying banner of socialist modernity by uncovering how socialist and post-socialist modes of dwelling, planning, and governing unfold through everyday experiences, where "deeply rooted codes rather than formal rules" prevail. And it is exactly that balance between the global reach and at the same time local stories that one should be eager to discover when starting this exciting journey into socialist and post-socialist urbanisms."

Vera Smirnova, Journal of Eurasian Geography and Economics

"Socialist urban legacies are an integral and vital part of the modern world, without which it would look different. Furthermore, these legacies are still in effect and reveal their traces in various spheres, sometimes the most unexpected ones. The authors’ efforts to analyse those influences ‘from around the socialist world’ (p. 3) is thus meaningful, timely, and promising."

Mikhail Ilchenko, Antipode

"This book contributes original research on socialist and post-socialist urbanisms, which is necessary for anyone who strives to understand how past decisions still and very much influence present production of space and of spatial imaginations, within either a socialist or post-socialist context."

Oana-Ramona Ilovan, Babes-Bolyai University, Connections: A Journal for Historians and Area Specialists

"By bringing together a collection of essays on cities that are often overlooked in mainstream urban studies, this volume addresses a timely topic that is under-researched and fills an important gap in the scholarly literature."

Martin J. Murray, Professor Urban Planning, Taubman College, University of Michigan

"The collection’s academic value is compelling: I have not seen a volume of such scope, offering a truly broad global survey relevant to the question of socialist and post-socialist urbanisms."

Heather DeHaan, Department of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York