Cities, war, and terrorism towards an urban geopolitics
Cities, War and Terrorism is the first book to look critically at the ways in which warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism policies intersect in cities in the post Cold-War period. * A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war, terrorism and cities* Argues that contemporary cities are...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA
Blackwell Publishing
2004
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| Series: | Studies in urban and social change
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Add Tag | Summary: | Cities, War and Terrorism is the first book to look critically at the ways in which warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism policies intersect in cities in the post Cold-War period. * A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war, terrorism and cities* Argues that contemporary cities are the key strategic sites of geopolitical conflict* Written by the world's leading analysts of the intersections of urban space and military and terrorist violence* Draws on cutting-edge research from geography, history, architecture, planning, sociology, critical theory, politics, international relations and military studies* Provides up-to-date empirical analyses of specific conflicts, including 9/11, the "War on Terrorism", the Balkan wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and urban antiglobalization battles* Offers lay readers a sophisticated perspective on the violence that is engulfing our increasingly urbanised world |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 384 pages illustration, maps 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-370) and index |
| ISBN: | 9781405115742 1405115750 (alk. paper) 9781405115759 |
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