# Promises of the Political

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- Book: [Promises of the Political](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-swyngedouw/promises-of-the-political) ([Promises of the Political.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-swyngedouw/promises-of-the-political.md))
- Authors: [Erik Swyngedouw](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-swyngedouw)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6253-565-6
- Pages: 232
- Published: 2018-08-28
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The possibility of a new emancipatory and democratizing politics, explored through the lens of recent urban insurgencies. In Promises of the Political, Erik Swyngedouw explores whether progressive and emancipatory...