{"product_id":"urban-violence-in-the-middle-east-changing-cityscapes-in-the-transition-from-empire-to-nation-state-9781782385837","title":"Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tCovering 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book is a fascinating enrichment for the historically interested readers who are keen to learn more about the phenomenon of violence in urban spaces. The historical background invites to reconsider contemporary conflicts.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• DAVO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…the spatial approach of the studies in this volume provides a framework for understanding recent events. For students and researchers examining street politics and urban conflict, in the Middle East or beyond, \u003c\/em\u003eUrban Violence in the Middle East\u003cem\u003e shows how macro level spatial context can be used to develop deeper and more nuanced understanding of micro level violence and political contestation.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e • Middle East Media and Book Reviews Online\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This is a very remarkable collection of chapters... The totality is a lively read, exhibiting an almost universal familiarity with and appreciation of the literature.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e • Peter Sluglett\u003c\/strong\u003e, National University of Singapore\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“...the book is timely, it is topical and useful for a more historically grounded understanding of the urban unrest in the Middle East during the last years up to the present.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e • Christoph Herzog\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Bamberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Violence in the Middle East: Changing Cityscapes in the Transition from Empire to Nation State\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eClaudia Ghrawi, Fatemeh Masjedi, Nelida Fuccaro, Ulrike Freitag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Managing and Employing Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mapping and Scaling Urban Violence: The 1800 Insurrection in Cairo\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNora Lafi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Capital Challenge: Managing Violence and Disorders in Late Ottoman Istanbul\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNoémi Lévy-Aksu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Gendered Obscenity: Women’s Tongues, Men’s Phalluses and the State’s Fist in the Making of Urban Norm in Interwar Egypt\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHanan Hammad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Symbolic Politics of Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Violence, the Muharram Processions and the Transformation of Iranian Urban Society: The Case of Dezful\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eReza Masoudi Nejad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Symbolic Politics and Urban Violence in Late Ottoman Jeddah\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eUlrike Freitag\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Communal Violence and its Discontents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 1850 Uprising in Aleppo: Reconsidering the Explanatory Power of Sectarian Argumentations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFeras Krimsti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e The City as a Stage for a Violent Spectacle: The Massacres of Armenians in Istanbul in 1895-96\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFlorian Riedler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Transforming the Holy City: From Communal Clashes to Urban Violence, the Nebi Musa Riots in 1920\u003cbr\u003e \tRoberto Mazza\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Oil Cities: Spatiality and Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e On Lines and Fences: Labour, Community and Violence in an Oil City\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRasmus Christian Elling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e Reading Oil as Urban Violence: Kirkuk and its Oil Conurbation, 1927-1958\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eNelida Fuccaro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e Structural and Physical Violence in Saudi Arabian Oil Towns, 1953-1956\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eClaudia Ghrawi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword:\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Injustice, Urban Violence and the Revolution: Reflections on Cairo\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKhaled Adham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042219163991,"sku":"9781782385837","price":96.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782385837.jpg?v=1750953496","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/urban-violence-in-the-middle-east-changing-cityscapes-in-the-transition-from-empire-to-nation-state-9781782385837","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}