Trajectories of Conflict and Peace: Jerusalem and Belfast Since 1994 (Planning, History and Environment Series)

By: Scott A Bollens

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Synopsis: Creating peace for a city’s intimate enemies is harder than making war. This book is about the trajectories of urban conflict and peace in the politically polarized cities of Jerusalem and Belfast since 1994 – how sometimes there has been hopeful change while at other times debilitating stasis and regression. Based on extensive research, fieldwork, and interviews, Scott Bollens shows how seeking peace in these cities is shaped by the interaction of city-based actors and national elites, and that it is not just a political process, but a social and spatial one that takes place problematically over an extended period. He intertwines academic precision with ethnography and personal narrative to illuminate the complex political and emotional kaleidoscopes of these polarized cities. With hostility and competition among groups defined by ethnic, religious, and nationalistic identity on the increase across the world, this timely investigation contributes to our understanding of today’s fractured cities and nations.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 246 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351615419
Related ISBNs:: 9781138087729, 9781138087804, 9781315110226
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 09/24/23
Copyrighted By:: Scott A Bollens
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.