Urban Violence in the Middle East

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<p> Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and historical specificities in a variety of Middle Eastern contexts. By situating incidents in particular processes and conflicts, the case studies seek to counter notions of a violent Middle East in order to foster a new understanding of violence beyond that of a meaningless and destructive social and political act. Contributions explore processes sparked by the transition from empires Ottoman and Qajar, but also European to the formation of nation states, and the resulting changes in cityscapes throughout the region.</p>

Autorenportrait

<p><strong><strong>Nora Lafi</strong></strong>is researcher at Zentrum Moderner Orient and is a historian of the Ottoman Empire with a focus on Urban Studies. She is coeditor of<em>The City in the Ottoman Empire: Migration and the Making of Urban Modernity</em> (Routledge, 2010).</p>

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