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The Insecure City

Author : Kristin V. Monroe
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 081357465X
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book The Insecure City written by Kristin V. Monroe and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 surviving sectarian violence, The Insecure City captures the day-to-day experiences of citizens of Beirut moving through a war-torn landscape. While living in Beirut, Kristin Monroe conducted interviews with a diverse group of residents of the city. She found that when people spoke about getting around in Beirut, they were also expressing larger concerns about social, political, and economic life. It was not only violence that threatened Beirut’s ordinary residents, but also class dynamics that made life even more precarious. For instance, the installation of checkpoints and the rerouting of traffic—set up for the security of the elite—forced the less fortunate to alter their lives in ways that made them more at risk. Similarly, the ability to pass through security blockades often had to do with an individual’s visible markers of class, such as clothing, hairstyle, and type of car. Monroe examines how understandings and practices of spatial mobility in the city reflect social differences, and how such experiences led residents to be bitterly critical of their government. In The Insecure City, Monroe takes urban anthropology in a new and meaningful direction, discussing traffic in the Middle East to show that when people move through Beirut they are experiencing the intersection of citizen and state, of the more and less privileged, and, in general, the city’s politically polarized geography.

Cities at War

Author : Mary Kaldor
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231546130
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Cities at War written by Mary Kaldor and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare in the twenty-first century goes well beyond conventional armies and nation-states. In a world of diffuse conflicts taking place across sprawling cities, war has become fragmented and uneven to match its settings. Yet the analysis of failed states, civil war, and state building rarely considers the city, rather than the country, as the terrain of battle. In Cities at War, Mary Kaldor and Saskia Sassen assemble an international team of scholars to examine cities as sites of contemporary warfare and insecurity. Reflecting Kaldor’s expertise on security cultures and Sassen’s perspective on cities and their geographies, they develop new insight into how cities and their residents encounter instability and conflict, as well as the ways in which urban forms provide possibilities for countering violence. Through a series of case studies of cities including Baghdad, Bogotá, Ciudad Juarez, Kabul, and Karachi, the book reveals the unequal distribution of insecurity as well as how urban capabilities might offer resistance and hope. Through analyses of how contemporary forms of identity, inequality, and segregation interact with the built environment, Cities at War explains why and how political violence has become increasingly urbanized. It also points toward the capacity of the city to shape a different kind of urban subjectivity that can serve as a foundation for a more peaceful and equitable future.

Insecure Guardians

Author : Zoha Waseem
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019768873X
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Insecure Guardians written by Zoha Waseem and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The police force is one of the most distrusted institutions in Pakistan, notorious for its corruption and brutality. In both colonial and postcolonial contexts, directives to confront security threats have empowered law enforcement agents, while the lack of adequate reform has upheld institutional weaknesses. This exploration of policing in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city and financial capital, reveals many colonial continuities. Both civilian and military regimes continue to ensure the suppression of the policed via this institution, itself established to militarily subjugate and exploit in the interests of the ruling class. However, contemporary policing practice is not a simple product of its colonial heritage: it has also evolved to confront new challenges and political realities. Based on extensive fieldwork and almost 150 interviews, this ethnographic study reveals a distinctly "postcolonial condition of policing." Mutually reinforcing phenomena of militarisation and informality have been exacerbated by an insecure state that routinely conflates combatting crime, maintaining public order and ensuring national security. This is evident not only in spectacular displays of violence and malpractice, but also in police officers' routine work. Caught in the middle of the country's armed conflicts, their encounters with both state and society are a story of insecurity and uncertainty.

Cities for Life

Author : Jason Corburn
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642831727
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Cities for Life written by Jason Corburn and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In cities around the world, planning and health experts are beginning to understand the role of social and environmental conditions that lead to trauma. By respecting the lived experience of those who were most impacted by harms, some cities have developed innovative solutions for urban trauma. In Cities for Life, public health expert Jason Corburn shares lessons from three of these cities: Richmond, California; Medellín, Colombia; and Nairobi, Kenya. Corburn draws from his work with citizens, activists, and decision-makers in these cities over a ten-year period, as individuals and communities worked to heal from trauma--including from gun violence, housing and food insecurity, poverty, and other harms. Cities for Life is about a new way forward with urban communities that rebuilds our social institutions, practices, and policies to be more focused on healing and health.

Rebel Cities

Author : David Harvey
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1844679047
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Rebel Cities written by David Harvey and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "David Harvey...has inspired a generation of radical intellectuals." —Naomi Klein A "forensic and ferocious" manifesto on the city as a center for anti-capitalist resistance from an acclaimed theorist (The Guardian) Long before the Occupy movement, modern cities had already become the central sites of revolutionary politics, where the deeper currents of social and political change rise to the surface. Consequently, cities have been the subject of much utopian thinking. But at the same time they are also the centers of capital accumulation and the frontline for struggles over who controls access to urban resources and who dictates the quality and organization of daily life. Is it the financiers and developers, or the people? Rebel Cities places the city at the heart of both capital and class struggles, looking at locations ranging from Johannesburg to Mumbai, and from New York City to São Paulo. Drawing on the Paris Commune as well as Occupy Wall Street and the London Riots, Harvey asks how cities might be reorganized in more socially just and ecologically sane ways—and how they can become the focus for anti-capitalist resistance.

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages

Author : Ferdinand Gregorovius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages written by Ferdinand Gregorovius and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the city of Rome in the middle ages

Author : Ferdinand Adolf Gregorovius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the city of Rome in the middle ages written by Ferdinand Adolf Gregorovius and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages: pt.2. From 1260 until 1305

Author : Ferdinand Gregorovius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages: pt.2. From 1260 until 1305 written by Ferdinand Gregorovius and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Library has v. 1-3 of 8 only.

The Insecure Girl's Handbook

Author : Liv Purvis
Publisher : Seven Dials
ISBN 13 : 1841883891
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (418 download)

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Download or read book The Insecure Girl's Handbook written by Liv Purvis and published by Seven Dials. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This book shows there's insecurity in all of us and that it doesn't diminish our power. That, in fact, accepting it is transformative.' - Gina Martin, author of Be the Change Welcome to the Insecure Girls' Club! At some point or another, we all feel insecure. Whether it's about our body image, friendships, workplace politics or comparison more generally, it's something we all have in common. But we don't have to let it rule our lives. A reassuring hug when you're having a bad day, The Insecure Girl's Handbook is for anyone who wants to manage their anxiety better, stop imposter syndrome in its tracks or halt those unwelcome waves of self-doubt. Offering tips, coping mechanisms and small pearls of wisdom, Olivia Purvis is here to guide you through those feelings that hold you back and empower you to put yourself first and make a change.

History of the City of New York

Author : Martha Joanna Lamb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 874 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of New York written by Martha Joanna Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 874 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kansas Reports

Author : Kansas. Supreme Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kansas Reports written by Kansas. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of the City of New York, Volume 1

Author : Martha J. Lamb
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849681394
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of New York, Volume 1 written by Martha J. Lamb and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, formerly the editor of "The American Historical Magazine," and one of the best informed historical writers of our times, left a great legacy at her death, especially to the citizens of New York, in her masterful effort "The History of the City of New York." This work has an increasing value with each succeeding year, and, as the late Hon. Thurlow Weed wrote, "No library is complete without it". Everything about New York, from the first day of its settlement until today, that is worth knowing, is between the pages of this valuable volume. This book is widely conceived as “the” authority on the first two centuries of New York City, forever. This is volume one out of two.

History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress

Author : Martha Joanna Lamb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book History of the City of New York: Its Origin, Rise, and Progress written by Martha Joanna Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

City Room

Author : Arthur Gelb
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101663839
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book City Room written by Arthur Gelb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book Arthur Gelb was hired by The New York Times in 1944 as a night copyboy—the paper’s lowliest position. Forty-five years later, he retired as its managing editor. Along the way, he exposed crooked cops and politicians, mentored a generation of our most-talented journalists, was the first to praise the as-yet-undiscovered Woody Allen and Barbra Streisand, and brought Joe Papp instant recognition. From D-Day to the liberation of the concentration camps, from the agony of Vietnam to the resignation of a President, from the fall of Joe McCarthy to the rise of the “Woodstock Nation,” Gelb gives an insider’s take on the great events of this nation's history—what he calls “the happiest days of my life.”

History of the City of New York: The period prior to the Revolution, closing in 1774

Author : Martha Joanna Lamb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of the City of New York: The period prior to the Revolution, closing in 1774 written by Martha Joanna Lamb and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The City Beautiful

Author : Aden Polydoros
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369702824
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (697 download)

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Download or read book The City Beautiful written by Aden Polydoros and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An achingly rendered exploration of queer desire, grief, and the inexorable scars of the past." —Katy Rose Pool, author of There Will Come A Darkness Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together. Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World’s Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakov’s dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows. Now, with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alter’s body completely, the two boys must race to track down the killer—before the killer claims them next. "Chillingly sinister, warmly familiar, and breathtakingly transportive, The City Beautiful is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams."—Dahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQreads and editor of That Way Madness Lies A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens 2021

Insecure at Last

Author : Eve Ensler
Publisher : Villard
ISBN 13 : 1588365700
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Insecure at Last written by Eve Ensler and published by Villard. This book was released on 2006-10-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Why has all this focus on security made me feel so much more insecure? Nothing is secure. And this is the good news. But only if you are not seeking security as the point of your life.”–Eve Ensler When her stage play The Vagina Monologues became a runaway hit and an international sensation, Eve Ensler emerged as a powerful voice and champion for women everywhere. Now the brilliant playwright gives us her first major work written exclusively for the printed page. Insecure at Last is a timely and urgent look at our security-obsessed world, the drastic measures taken to keep us safe, and how we can truly experience freedom by letting go of the deceptive notion of vigilant “protection.” Ensler draws on personal experiences and candid interviews with burka-clad women in Afghanistan; female prisoners in upstate New York; survivors at the Superdome after Katrina; and anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan–sharing unforgettable snapshots that chronicle a post-9/11 existence in which hyped obsession for safety and security has undermined our humanity. The us-versus-them mentality, Ensler explains, has closed our minds and hardened our compassionate hearts. Provocative, illuminating, inspiring, and boldly envisioned, Insecure at Last challenges us to reconsider what it means to be free, to discover that our strength is not born out of that which protects us. Ensler offers us the opportunity to reevaluate our everyday lives, expose our vulnerability, and, in doing so, experience true freedom and fulfillment.