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Urban Violence in the Middle East
Changing Cityscapes in the Transition from Empire to Nation State
Berghahn Books, New York, 2015
334 p.
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.
: Symbolic Politics and Urban Violence in Late Ottoman Jeddah
: Introduction
: Structural and Physical Violence in Saudi Arabian Oil Towns, 1953-1956
: The 1850 Uprising in Aleppo. Reconsidering the Explanatory Power of Sectarian Argumentations
: Mapping and Scaling Urban Violence
: The City as a Stage for a Violent Spectacle: The Massacres of Armenians in Istanbul in 1895-96
