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Urbicide
The Politics of Urban Destruction
Taschenbuch von Martin Coward
Sprache: Englisch

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The term 'urbicide' became popular during the 1992-95 Bosnian war as a way of referring to widespread and deliberate destruction of the urban environment. Coined by writers on urban development in America, urbicide captures the sense that the widespread and deliberate destruction of buildings is a distinct form of violence.

Using Martin Heidegger's notion of space and Jean-Luc Nancy's idea of community, Martin Coward outlines a theoretical understanding of the urban condition at stake in such violence. He contends that buildings are targeted because they make possible a plural public space that is contrary to the political aims of ethnic-nationalist regimes. Illustrated with reference to several post-Cold War conflicts - including Bosnia, Chechnya and Israel/Palestine - this book is the first comprehensive analysis of organised violence against urban environments. It offers an original perspective to those seeking to better understand urbanity, political violence and the politics of exclusion.
The term 'urbicide' became popular during the 1992-95 Bosnian war as a way of referring to widespread and deliberate destruction of the urban environment. Coined by writers on urban development in America, urbicide captures the sense that the widespread and deliberate destruction of buildings is a distinct form of violence.

Using Martin Heidegger's notion of space and Jean-Luc Nancy's idea of community, Martin Coward outlines a theoretical understanding of the urban condition at stake in such violence. He contends that buildings are targeted because they make possible a plural public space that is contrary to the political aims of ethnic-nationalist regimes. Illustrated with reference to several post-Cold War conflicts - including Bosnia, Chechnya and Israel/Palestine - this book is the first comprehensive analysis of organised violence against urban environments. It offers an original perspective to those seeking to better understand urbanity, political violence and the politics of exclusion.
Über den Autor

Martin Coward is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex, UK. His research focuses on the nexus of identity, violence and territory. Currently, he is investigating the manner in which this nexus is exhibited in the contemporary relationship between city and war.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface & Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Interpreting Destruction of the Built Environment 2. The Logic of Urbicide 3. The Built Environment and Shared Spatiality 4. The Nature of Heterogeneity: From Mitsein to the Inoperative Community 5. The Political Stakes of Urbicide 6. The Conceptual Stakes of Urbicide. Conclusion. References

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780415573566
ISBN-10: 0415573564
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Coward, Martin
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Coward
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.12.2009
Gewicht: 0,278 kg
Artikel-ID: 128454937
Über den Autor

Martin Coward is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex, UK. His research focuses on the nexus of identity, violence and territory. Currently, he is investigating the manner in which this nexus is exhibited in the contemporary relationship between city and war.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface & Acknowledgements. Introduction 1. Interpreting Destruction of the Built Environment 2. The Logic of Urbicide 3. The Built Environment and Shared Spatiality 4. The Nature of Heterogeneity: From Mitsein to the Inoperative Community 5. The Political Stakes of Urbicide 6. The Conceptual Stakes of Urbicide. Conclusion. References

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780415573566
ISBN-10: 0415573564
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Coward, Martin
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Books on Demand GmbH, In de Tarpen 42, D-22848 Norderstedt, info@bod.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Coward
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.12.2009
Gewicht: 0,278 kg
Artikel-ID: 128454937
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