Cities & sovereignty : identity politics in urban spaces / edited by Diane E. Davis and Nora Libertun de Duren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Diane E., 1953-

Libertun de Duren, Nora, 1974-

Series:

Identity politics in urban spaces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy.

Sovereignty.

Identity politics.

Ethnic relations.

City-states.

Metropolitan government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Edition:

1st ed..

Other Title:

Cities and sovereignty

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

A Note on Dates

Introduction: Identity Conflicts in the Urban Realm

Part 1 . Modes of Sovereignty, Urban Governance, and the City

1 Jerusalem at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Spatial Continuity and Social Fragmentation

2 Imperial Nationhood and Its Impact on Colonial Cities: Issues of Inter-group Peace and Conflict in Pondicherry and Vietnam

3 Confessionalism and Public Space in Ottoman and Colonial Jerusalem

Part 2 . Scales of Sovereignty and the Remaking of Urban and National Space

4 Sovereignty, Nationalism, and Globalization in Bilbao and the Basque Country

5 Contesting the Legitimacy of Urban Restructuring and Highways in Beirut's Irregular Settlements

6 Urban Locational Policies and the Geographies of Post-Keynesian Statehood in Western Europe

Part 3 . Sovereignty, Representation, and the Urban Built Environment

7 Iconic Architecture and Urban, National, and Global Identities

8 The Temptations of Nationalism in Modern Capital Cities

9 Hurvat haMidrash-The Ruin of the Oracle: Louis Kahn's Influence on the Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem

Conclusion: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on Cities, Sovereignty, Identity, and Conflict

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-253-00506-X

OCLC:

707092909