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UNINA9910451376203321 |
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Vitale Alex S |
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City of disorder [[electronic resource] ] : how the quality of life campaign transformed New York politics / / Alex S. Vitale |
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New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2008 |
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0-8147-8841-6 |
0-8147-8820-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Quality of life - New York (State) - New York |
Quality of life - Sociological aspects - New York (State) - New York |
Quality of life - Political aspects - New York (State) - New York |
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New York (N.Y.) Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- Conceptualizing the paradigm shift -- Defining the "quality of life" paradigm -- Defining urban liberalism -- The rise of disorder -- Globalization and the urban crisis -- The transformation of policing -- The community backlash -- Conclusion. |
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2009 Association of American University Presses Award for Jacket Design. In the 1990's, improving the quality of life became a primary focus and a popular catchphrase of the governments of New York and many other American cities. Faced with high levels of homelessness and other disorders associated with a growing disenfranchised population, then mayor Rudolph Giuliani led New York's zero tolerance campaign against what was perceived to be an increase in disorder that directly threatened social and economic stability. In a traditionally liberal city, the focus had shifted dramatically |
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UNISA996552350303316 |
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Autore |
Mabon Simon |
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Houses built on sand : violence, sectarianism and revolution in the Middle East / / Simon Mabon |
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Manchester University Press, 2020 |
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Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2020 |
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©2020 |
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9781526126474 |
1526126478 |
9781526126481 |
9781526126467 |
152612646X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) : digital file(s) |
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Identities and geopolitics in the Middle East |
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Political violence - Middle East |
Arab spring, 2010- |
Power (Social sciences) - Middle East |
Middle East Politics and government 1979- |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The politics of sovereignty and space -- 2. Letters and declarations -- 3. Ink on paper -- 4. The dawla and the umma -- 5. Building Beirut, transforming Jerusalem and breaking Basra -- 6. The people want the fall of the regime -- 7. The regime fights back -- 8. Houses built on sand -- Conclusion: the end of the dream -- Selected bibliography -- Index. |
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The events of the Arab Uprisings posed an existential challenge to sovereign power across the Middle East. Whilst some regimes were able to withstand these challenges through recourse to coercive strategies, others were toppled. This book questions why some regimes fell whilst others were able to survive. It argues that this was a direct consequence of state building processes and the cultivation of particular relationships between rulers and ruled. One of the |
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consequences of such efforts is the transformation of regional politics along increasingly 'sectarianized' lines to devastating effect. This book offers a timely and unique approach to linking the events of the Arab Uprisings and on-going conflict across the region through exploring the marginalization and manipulation of identities across the Middle East. |
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