Cities and Sovereignty: Identity Politics in Urban Spaces - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 025335577X ISBN 13: 9780253355775

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"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

(Kevin Dunn, Hobart and William Smith Colleges)

"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

(Contemporary Sociology)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 025335577X
• ISBN 13: 9780253355775
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Davis Diane E., Libertun De Duren Nora