The Insecure City : Space, Power, and Mobility in Beirut

The Insecure City Space, Power, and Mobility in Beirut

Fifteen years after the end of a protracted civil and regional war, Beirut broke out in violence once again, forcing residents to contend with many forms of insecurity, amid an often violent political and economic landscape. Providing a picture of what ordinary life is like for urban dwellers surviv...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Monroe, Kristin V., 1974- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick Rutgers University Press 2016
New Brunswick, New Jersey : [2016]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Urban anthropology > Lebanon > Beirut.
Violence > Lebanon > Beirut.
City traffic > Lebanon > Beirut.
Public spaces > Lebanon > Beirut.
Sociology, Urban > Lebanon > Beirut.
Beirut (Lebanon) > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009426447606719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: exploring mobility in Beirut
  • The privatized city
  • The space of war
  • Politics and public space
  • Securing Beirut
  • The "chaos" of driving
  • "There is no state".

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