Cities in a time of terror : space, territory, and local resilience / H.V. Savitch.

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Savitch, H. V

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cities and contemporary societyPublication details: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 267 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780765621115
0765621118
1282119400
9781282119406
1315705672
9781315705675
1317474562
9781317474562
9786612119408
6612119403
9781317474555
1317474554

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cities in a time of terror.DDC classification:

363.32509173/2 22

LOC classification:

HV6431 .S29 2008eb

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Contents:

Sketching urban terrorism -- The evolution of urban terrorism -- The fear factor -- Terror's spaces : identity, haunts, and nodes -- Decontrolling territory -- Surveillance and shrinkage -- Sustaining local resilience -- Restoring a self-affirming city.

Summary: Draws on data from numerous cities across the globe and traces the evolution of urban terrorism between 1968 and 2006. Explains what kinds of cities have become prime targets, why terrorism has become increasingly lethal, and how its inspiration has changed from secular to religious.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index.

Draws on data from numerous cities across the globe and traces the evolution of urban terrorism between 1968 and 2006. Explains what kinds of cities have become prime targets, why terrorism has become increasingly lethal, and how its inspiration has changed from secular to religious.