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Nezar (Hrsg.) Alsayyad

The Fundamentalist City?

Religiosity and the Remaking of Urban Space

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The relationship between urbanism and fundamentalism is a very complex one. This book explores how the dynamics of different forms of religious fundamentalisms are produced, represented, and practiced in the city. It attempts to establish a relationship between two important phenomena: the historic transition of the majority of the world's population from a rural to an urban existence; and the robust resurgence of religion as a major force in the shaping of contemporary life in many parts of the world. Employing a transnational interrogation anchored in specific geographic regions, the contributors to this volume explore the intellectual and… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Massoumi, Mejgan (Hrsg.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-136-92121-6
  • EAN: 9781136921216
  • Produktnummer: 19565594
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 328 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 8'167 KB
  • Abbildungen: 12 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 7 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen

Über den Autor


Nezar AlSayyad is Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Urban History and Chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also President of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments. He has published fourteen books including Muslim Europe or Euro-Islam (2002); Urban Informality (2004); The End of Tradition? (2005); and Cinematic Urbanism (2006). Mejgan Massoumi is an urban planner and manager at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She obtained her degrees in Architecture and City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. She is co-editor of Urban Diversity. Space, Culture and Inclusive Pluralism in Cities Worldwide (forthcoming).

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