Space and Place Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing Cityscapes in the Transformation from Empire to Nation State Book 14 Hardcover from other stores

  • Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today this volume explor... 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... more
  • Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today this volume explor... 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... more
  • This book focuses on the spatial forms and urban consequences of forced migrat... This book focuses on the spatial forms and urban consequences of forced migration. The presence of the refugee in the contemporary metropolis is marked by precarity a quality that has become a characteristic feature of the neoliberal urban milieu.... more
  • This publication aims to investigate the nature of social life in public and u... This publication aims to investigate the nature of social life in public and urban spaces in the cities of the Middle East considering the value of environmental approaches. It aims to develop a better understanding of the patterns of social... more
  • Human history has seen many settlements transformed or built entirely by expat... Human history has seen many settlements transformed or built entirely by expatriate work forces and foreigners arriving from various places. Recent migration patterns in the Gulf have led to emerging airport societies on unprecedented scales. Most... more
  • A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutr... A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutral process In 2011 emboldened by the Arab Spring the Syrians rose up against their government. The Syrian regime used violence to suppress the protests so that what began... more
  • This book explores the complex relationship between societies architecture and... This book explores the complex relationship between societies architecture and urbanism of market halls traditional souqs bazaars and speciality street markets in the Middle East and North Africa. It addresses how these trading environments... more
  • Making an important contribution to the theoretical literature of urbanism and... Making an important contribution to the theoretical literature of urbanism and post-communist transition this significant book considers the change in the spatial structure of post-Soviet urban spaces since the period of transition began. more
  • In the years since 1989 the societies of Russia and Eastern Europe have underg... In the years since 1989 the societies of Russia and Eastern Europe have undergone a remarkable transformation from socialism to democracy and free market capitalism. Making an important contribution to the theoretical literature of urbanism and... more
  • Fluidity of Place presents an interdisciplinary conversation with theories of ... Fluidity of Place presents an interdisciplinary conversation with theories of space-time place and globalization at the cutting edge of social theory. Focusing on the construction of urban space in the context of hyper-mobility it examines the... more
  • As urbanization of the world s population grows at an ever-increasing pace the... As urbanization of the world s population grows at an ever-increasing pace the need to understand the effects of globalization on cities is at the forefront of urban studies. Traditional scholarship largely employs a framework of analysis based on... more
  • Fluidity of Place - now in paperback - presents an interdisciplinary conversat... Fluidity of Place - now in paperback - presents an interdisciplinary conversation with theories of space-time place and globalization at the cutting edge of social theory. Focusing on the construction of urban space in the context of hyper-mobility... more
  • The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this ... The turn of the century has been a moment of rapid urbanization. Much of this urban growth is taking place in the cities of the developing world and much of it in informal settlements. This book presents cutting-edge research from various world... more
  • As urbanization of the world s population grows at an ever-increasing pace the... As urbanization of the world s population grows at an ever-increasing pace the need to understand the effects of globalization on cities is at the forefront of urban studies. Traditional scholarship largely employs a framework of analysis based on... more
  • More than two decades of deconstruction renovation and reconstruction have lef... More than two decades of deconstruction renovation and reconstruction have left the urban environments in the former German Democratic Republic completely transformed. This volume considers the changing urban landscapes in the former East - and how... more
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