Rebel Cities-David Harvey

AcknowledgmentsIwould like to thank the editors of the publications listed below fo rpermission to use material that appeared previously under theirauspices.Chapter 1 is a slightly modified version of an article published in NewLeft Review 53, September-October 2008 entitled "The Right to the City:'Chapter 2 is a slightly expanded version of the first part of an articlepublished in Socialist Register 201 1 entitled "The Urban Roots of FinancialCrises: Reclaiming the City for Anti-Capitalist Struggle:'Chapter 3 is based on a piece entitled "The Future of the Commons;'published in Radical History Review 109 (201 1). I thank Charlotte Hessfor pointing out some serious omissions in the original article withrespect to the work of Elinor Ostrom, and the participants in a seminarorganized under the auspices of 16 Beaver in New York City, whose discussionson the topic of the commons helped greatly in clarifying myown ideas.Chapter 4 is a slightly modified version of an article entitled '"IbeArt of Rent: Globalization, Monopoly and Cultural Production;' firstpublished in Socialist Register 2002.Chapter 5 is an extended version of the last part of an article first publishedin Socialist Register 201 1 entitled "The Urban Roots of FinancialCrises: Reclaiming the City for Anti-Capitalist Struggle:'