Overview
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
The book, Cities, War, and Terrorism: Towards an Urban Geopolitics (IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781405115742 in Hardcover by may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
12/17/2004
ISBN-13:
9781405115742
Pages:
412
Publisher:
Wiley
