Cities, War and Terrorism: Towards an Urban Geopolitics (Studies in Urban and Social Change) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Cities, War and Terrorism * 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.
Full description- Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Published: 15 December 2004
- Format: Paperback 416 pages
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- Categories: Urban Communities | Sociology | Terrorism, Armed Struggle | Warfare & Defence | Human Geography
- ISBN 13: 9781405115759 ISBN 10: 1405115750
- Sales rank: 359,294
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Full description for Cities, War and Terrorism
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
