Cities in a time of terror [electronic resource] : space, territory, and local resilience / H.V. Savitch.
Savitch, H. V.
2008
HV6431 .S29 2008eb
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Title Cities in a time of terror [electronic resource] : space, territory, and local resilience / H.V. Savitch.
Author Savitch, H. V.
ISBN 9780765621115 (electronic book)
9780765616838
0765616831
9780765616845
076561684X
Publication Details Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2008.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xviii, 267 p., [2] p. of plates) : ill., maps
Call Number HV6431 .S29 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.32509173/2
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.
Note Description based on print version record.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Series Cities and contemporary society.
Available in Other Form Cities in a time of terror.
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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.

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