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Citizenship and the legitimacy of governance : anthropology in the Mediterranean region / edited by Italo Pardo and Giuliana B. Prato.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pardo, Italo.
Contributor:
Prato, Giuliana B.
Series:
Urban anthropology.
Urban anthropology
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Legitimacy of governments--Mediterranean Region.
Legitimacy of governments.
Citizenship--Mediterranean Region.
Citizenship.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (234 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The book brings together a strong field of anthropologists offering in-depth ethnographic studies of urban settings in the Mediterranean region, ranging from Portugal, to Albania and to Israel. Their aim is to initiate a comparative discussion of the relationship between established moralities, politics, law and civil society from a region with a strong tradition of cultural integration.
Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction: Disconnected Governance and the Crisis of Legitimacy; 2 Italian Rubbish: Elemental Issues of Citizenship and Governance; 3 Urban Mixes and Urban Divisions in Contemporary Israeli Cities; 4 Displacement of Citizenship: The Multicultural Reality of Slovene Istria; 5 Stereotypes and Other Lies: The Media and the Construction of Racial Hatred; 6 Baltimore, or Boston, in Barcelona: Engaging Mediterranean Port Cities and the New Urban Waterfront
7 The 'Citizen' and the 'Transformation' Period in Albania: The Case of Tirana's Periphery8 The 'Costs' of European Citizenship: Governance and Relations of Trust in Albania; 9 Between Structure and Action: Contested Legitimacies and Labour Processes in the Piraeus; 10 The Collapse of the Turkish Party System and its Effects on Citizenship and the Legitimacy of Governance; 11 Erosion of Legitimacy: A Lebanese Case of Collapsed Governance; Index
Notes:
First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-315-57217-6
1-317-16582-9
1-317-16581-0
1-282-90706-9
9786612907067
0-7546-9149-7
9781315572178
OCLC:
695008978

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