Description
Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
'Banal warfare' describes the ways in which the vision of the city - ridden with conflicts, terrorist attacks and disease - infuses everyday urban life, to the point of becoming invisible.
This book analyses the impact of framing public emergencies and violences in Paris and Brussels as acts of war and how this normalizes militarism within urban contexts traditionally viewed as "non-war zones". It addresses how this process shapes urban governance agendas, constructs the notion of the "enemy within" and conditions everyday lives. From lockdowns to states of emergency, the book considers urban citizens' agency and resistance, and how to re-think notions of urban peace.
About the Author
Suncana Laketa is an urban geographer and social psychologist engaged in research on social exclusion in European cities.
Book Information
ISBN 9781529250015
Author Suncana Laketa
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publisher Bristol University Press
