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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

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• Full title: Cities, War, and Terrorism: Towards an Urban Geopolitics
• Author: Stephen Graham
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412
• EAN: 9781405115759
• ISBN: 1405115750
• ID: 01340621
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 636 g
• Dimensions: 231 × 155 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. October 2004

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