Bibframe Work

Title

Slow urbicide

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

New materialist account of political violence in Palestine

Type

Text

Monograph

Contribution

Golańska, Dorota (author)

Subject

Arab-Israeli conflict--Social aspects (LCSH)

Cities and towns--Palestine--History (LCSH)

Urban warfare--Palestine--History (LCSH)

Urban policy--Palestine--Philosophy (LCSH)

Political violence--Palestine (LCSH)

Cultural landscapes--Palestine (LCSH)

Language

Geographic Coverage

Classification

LCC: DS119.76 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

DDC: 956.9405 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23/eng/20220726)

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Content

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Summary

"The book presents a new materialist understanding of acts of deliberate destruction of the built environment and, specifically, of the politics of aggressive spatial containment and regularization of urbanity employed within the conflict in Palestine. Building on recent scholarship on slow violence and urbicidal policies, it discusses the different dimensions of the violence against the urban space, as well as exposes the complex material-semiotic character of the urban territory and of its destruction. By referring to the concepts of "ethno-territoriality" and "the right to the city," the book aims to generate an enhanced understanding of problems situated at the overlap of urban studies and investigations of state-sponsored violence, focusing specifically on issues related to urban warfare. Adopting a new materialist perspective, the book is a searing examination of political violence in our times. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of political science, international relations, cultural studies, and urban studies. It will also appeal to NGO professionals and activists across the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Table Of Contents

Introduction

Politics of Destruction

New Materialism and the Study of Political Violence

Mapping Urbicidal Violence

Geographical Warfare in Palestine

Authorized Access Point

Golańska, Dorota Slow urbicide

Admin Metadata

Status: new

Date: 2022-06-29

Agent: United States, Library of Congress