Book review: the Olympic Games and the architecture of extreme capitalism: remaining sceptical about the ‘urban renaissance’

Tonkiss, Fran (2012) Book review: the Olympic Games and the architecture of extreme capitalism: remaining sceptical about the ‘urban renaissance’. LSE Review of Books (25 May 2012) Blog Entry.

Preview

PDF - Published Version Download (133Kb) | Preview

• Published Item

Abstract

The privatisation of our cities has gone too far, argues Anna Minton in this passionate and convincing tale of the brutal links between regeneration, capitalism and unhappiness. Fran Tonkiss finds Minton’s analysis of the real legacy of the Olympic Games compelling, with important warnings on inequality and police states. Ground Control: Fear and happiness in the twenty-first-century city. Anna Minton. Penguin. January 2012. 288 pages.

Item Type:	Website (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Sets:	Research centres and groups > LSE Cities (Cities Programme) Collections > LSE Review of Books
Rights:	http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/usingTheLibrary/academicSupport/OA/depositYourResearch.aspx
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2012 14:01
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/44654/

Actions (login required)

Record administration - authorised staff only