Cities and Sovereignty
Identity Politics in Urban Spaces
Published on 1. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
284 pages
978-0-253-22274-9 (ISBN)
Description
Cities have long been associated with diversity and tolerance, but from Jerusalem to Belfast to the Basque Country, many of the most intractable conflicts of the past century have played out in urban spaces. The contributors to this interdisciplinary volume examine the interrelationships of ethnic, racial, religious, or other identity conflicts and larger battles over sovereignty and governance. Under what conditions do identity conflicts undermine the legitimacy and power of nation-states, empires, or urban authorities? Does the urban built environment play a role in remedying or exacerbating such conflicts? Employing comparative analysis, these case studies from the Middle East, Europe, and South and Southeast Asia advance our understanding of the origins and nature of urban conflict.
Reviews / Votes
"This book offers valuable interdisciplinary perspectives on the nature of identity conflicts and governance, and their impacts upon the urban condition. This book is an insightful read for the urbanist, sociologist, political geographer, and historian alike-or anyone for that matter who is searching for a deeper understanding of the complexities of identities and their relations with networks of sovereignty."-Contemporary Sociology"Investigates the complex intersection of identity, community, nation, state, and sovereignty in urban spaces. . . . [A]n exciting and innovative contribution."-Kevin Dunn, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bloomington, IN
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-253-22274-9 (9780253222749)
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Persons
Diane E. Davis is Professor of Political Sociology and Head of the International Development Group, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT.
Nora Libertun de Duren is Director of Planning, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture.
Nora Libertun de Duren is Director of Planning, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture.
Content
Preface and Acknowledgments
A Note on Dates
Introduction: Cities and Sovereignty: Identity Conflicts in the Urban Realm / Diane E. Davis and Nora Libertun de Duren
Part 1. Modes of Sovereignty, Urban Governance, and the City
1. Jerusalem at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Spatial Continuity and Social Fragmentation / Nora Libertun de Duren
2. Imperial Nationhood and Its Impact on Colonial Cities: Issues of Intergroup Peace and Conflict in Pondicherry and Vietnam / Anne Raffin
3. Confessionalism and Public Space in Ottoman and Colonial Jerusalem / Salim Tamari
Part 2. Scales of Sovereignty and the Remaking of Urban and National Space
4. Sovereignty, Nationalism, and Globalization in Bilbao and the Basque Country / Gerardo del Cerro Santamaria
5. Contesting the Legitimacy of Urban Restructuring and Highways in Beirut's Irregular Settlements / Agnes Deboulet and Mona Fawaz
6. Urban Locational Policies and the Geographies of Post-Keynesian Statehood in Western Europe / Neil Brenner
Part 3. Sovereignty, Representation, and the Urban Built Environment
7. Iconic Architecture and Urban, National, and Global Identities / Leslie Sklair
8. The Temptations of Nationalism in Modern Capital Cities / Lawrence J. Vale
9. Hurvat haMidrash-The Ruin of the Oracle: Louis Kahn's Influence on the Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem / Eric Orozco
Conclusion: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on Cities, Sovereignty, Identity, and Conflict / Diane E. Davis
List of Contributors
Index
A Note on Dates
Introduction: Cities and Sovereignty: Identity Conflicts in the Urban Realm / Diane E. Davis and Nora Libertun de Duren
Part 1. Modes of Sovereignty, Urban Governance, and the City
1. Jerusalem at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Spatial Continuity and Social Fragmentation / Nora Libertun de Duren
2. Imperial Nationhood and Its Impact on Colonial Cities: Issues of Intergroup Peace and Conflict in Pondicherry and Vietnam / Anne Raffin
3. Confessionalism and Public Space in Ottoman and Colonial Jerusalem / Salim Tamari
Part 2. Scales of Sovereignty and the Remaking of Urban and National Space
4. Sovereignty, Nationalism, and Globalization in Bilbao and the Basque Country / Gerardo del Cerro Santamaria
5. Contesting the Legitimacy of Urban Restructuring and Highways in Beirut's Irregular Settlements / Agnes Deboulet and Mona Fawaz
6. Urban Locational Policies and the Geographies of Post-Keynesian Statehood in Western Europe / Neil Brenner
Part 3. Sovereignty, Representation, and the Urban Built Environment
7. Iconic Architecture and Urban, National, and Global Identities / Leslie Sklair
8. The Temptations of Nationalism in Modern Capital Cities / Lawrence J. Vale
9. Hurvat haMidrash-The Ruin of the Oracle: Louis Kahn's Influence on the Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem / Eric Orozco
Conclusion: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on Cities, Sovereignty, Identity, and Conflict / Diane E. Davis
List of Contributors
Index