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“…Beginning with a foreword by Sidonie Smith and a general introduction to the collection, the book is then divided into three sections―Foundations, Transformations, and Futures―each with its own introduction. …”

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“…It relates it to three main areas of research in economics: methodology, historiography and studies on Adam Smith's context and writings. The volume demonstrates how Foucault went beyond offering a reinterpretation of the history of political economy, examining his inspiring notions and ideas. …”

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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preface and acknowledgements -- Notes on contributors -- The what, why, and how of planning history / Carola Hein -- Writing planning history : agents, theories, methods, and typologies -- The pioneers, institutions and vehicles of planning history / Stephen V Ward -- Interdisciplinarity in planning history / Nancy H.Kwak -- Planning history and theory : institutions, comparison, and temporal processes / André Sorensen -- The history of planning methodology / Peter Batey -- Biographical method / Robert Freestone -- Planning diffusion : agents, mechanisms, networks and theories / Stephen V Ward -- Global systems foundations of the discipline : colonial, post-colonial and other power structures / Robert Home -- Time, place and culture : from Euro-American to global planning history -- The ancient past in the urban present : the use of early models in urban design / Michael E. Smith, Carola Hein -- Writing planning history in the English-speaking world / Robert Freestone -- Key planning histories of the developing western tradition from the mid-19th century to the early-20th century / David Massey -- Urbanisme, urbanismo, urbanistica : Latin European urbanism / Javier Monclús, Carmen Díez Medina -- Urbanisme and the francophone sphere / Clément Orillard -- The German traditions of Städtebau and Stadtlandschaft and their diffusion through global exchange / Celina Kress -- Planning history in and of Russia and the Soviet Union / Maria Taylor, Irina V. …”

“…Within these sections central topics and problems are examined, including: empathy and imagination; neuroscience; David Hume and Adam Smith; understanding; evolution; altruism; moral responsibility; art, aesthetics, and literature; gender; empathy and related disciplines such as anthropology. …”

“…Las perspectivas de José Aguilar, José Manuel Casado, Cosimo Chiesa, Nuria Chinchilla, Luis Huete, Marcos Urarte, Eugenio de Andrés, Enrique Sueiro, Catalina Hoffmann, Christopher Smith y Francisco Misiego cubren tanto el ámbito público como el privado, el de las pymes y el de las multinacionales... …”