Book ID: CBB324168402

The insecure city: space, power, and mobility in Beirut (2016)

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Kristin V. Monroe (Author)


Rutgers University Press


Publication Date: 2016
Physical Details: 184
Language: English

Urban anthropologist Kristin Monroe takes urban anthropology in a new and meaningful direction"the story of traffic in the Middle East, focusing on Beirut. As bombs reappeared recently following an impasse between competing political groups and their international backers, residents of the city were forced to contend with many forms of insecurity, forging their lives amid a contentious, often violent, political and economic landscape. Images and headlines in the news media tracked the dramatic events that characterized this unstable situation, but they did not provide a picture of what ordinary life was like for urban dwellers in a city terrorized by political sectarianism and the treat of bombs. The Insecure City is an ethnographic exploration of the experiences of moving through Beirut. Driving is characterized by precariousness, the anticipation of violence, and the constant presence of class, political, and state power. Focusing on the relationship between urban space and social class, Monroe examines how understandings and practices of spatial mobility in the city reflect social differences. Residents' access to and experiences of space are framed by uneven and insecure forms of urban citizenship. She highlights the ways in which transportation is about more than merely getting somewhere; it is also about how people encounter civic culture in a city on the edge, wounded by war. Traffic may seem to be an incidental topic for an anthropologist, but as we know in New Jersey it is central to our lives. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.

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Authors & Contributors
Munira Khayyat
Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia
Holdsworth, Deryck
David Bissell
Claire Pelgrims
Ross, Catherine L.
Concepts
Mobility
Cities and towns
urban transportation
Land transportation
Urban planning
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
Places
Lebanon
United States
Dakar
Rangoon
Syria
Myanmar (Burma)
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