The Fundamentalist City? : Religiosity and the Remaking of Urban Space

ISBN-13: 9780415779357 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 328 str.

Nezar Alsayyad;Mejgan Massoumi;¬Abar

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Part 1: Fundamentalisms: Between City and Nation   Part 2: Fundamentalisms and Urbanism   Part 3: Identity, Tradition, and Fundamentalisms

O autorze

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).