Cities, War, and Terrorism: Towards an Urban Geopolitics

by Stephen Graham

Cities, War and Terrorism is the first book to look critically at the ways in which warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism policies intersect in cities in the post Cold-War period.

Genres: Architecture, Politics, Urbanism, Terrorism

412 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Stephen Graham is an academic and author who researches cities and urban life. He is Professor of Cities and Society at the Global Urban Research Unit and is based in Newcastle University's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape.

Professor Graham has a background in Geography, Planning and the Sociology of Technology. His research centres, in particular, on:

•relations between cities, technology and infrastructure
•urban aspects of surveillance
•the mediation of urban life by digital technologies; and
• connections between security, militarisation and urban life.
Writing, publishing and lecturing across many countries and a variety of disciplines, Professor Graham has been Visiting Professor at MIT and NYU, amongst other institutions. The author, editor or co-author of seven major books, his work has been translated into eleven languages

Reviews

[Marty · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really cant justify why i always end up picking-up academic anthologies..but i thoroughly enjoy this one.

Stephen Graham is rad and is on the cutting edge of geography field. He writes a lot about the idea of spatial violence and specifically about Israel/Palestine. I would also credit his research with my recent interest & engagement with geography/urban studies/architecture.

I'd say at least 2/3 of the essays in this book are worth the read.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done.

[Alejo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. Part two is really interesting and could stand on its own, the rest of book is optional, and sometimes tends to get ranty.