Urban violence in the Middle East: Changing cityscapes in the transition from empire to nation state

Ulrike Freitag, Nelida Fuccaro, Claudia Ghrawi, Nora Lafi

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherBerghahn Books
Number of pages323
Volume14
ISBN (Electronic)9781782385844
ISBN (Print)9781782385837
StatePublished - Mar 15 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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