Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing Cityscapes in the Transition from Empire to Nation State
Title | Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing Cityscapes in the Transition from Empire to Nation State |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Freitag, Ulrike |
Number of Pages | 323 |
Publisher | Berghahn |
City | New York |
Abstract | Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety of Middle Eastern contexts. By situating incidents in particular processes and conflicts, the case studies seek to counter notions of a violent Middle East in order to foster a new understanding of violence beyond that of a meaningless and destructive social and political act. Contributions explore processes sparked by the transition from empires - Ottoman and Qajar, but also European - to the formation of nation states, and the resulting changes in cityscapes throughout the region. [publisher] |
URL | https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qd24s |
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