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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: H.V. SavitchPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9780765616838ISBN 10: 0765616831 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 15 November 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Part 1. Background and Theory 1. Sketching Urban Terrorism 2. The Evolution of Urban Terrorism 3. The Fear Factor Part 2. The Geospatial Features of Urban Terrorism 4. Terror’s Spaces: Identity, Haunts, and Nodes 5. Decontrolling Territory Part 3. Policy Responses and Local Resilience 6. Surveillance and Shrinkage 7. Sustaining Local Resilience Part 4. Conclusions 8. Restoring a Self-Affirming CityReviewsAuthor InformationH.V. Savitch is the Brown and Williamson Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Louisville. He has published ten books and monographs. His co-authored work with Paul Kantor, Cities in the International Marketplace, was named Best Book in the urban field by the American Political Science Association. Professor Savitch has authored more than seventy scholarly articles and has received numerous awards for teaching and scholarship. He has been a Fulbright Scholar (France), a Lady Davis Fellow (Israel), and is a former president of the Urban Politics Section, American Political Science Association. He also served as a consultant to former mayor of New York City David Dinkins, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Mayors’ Urban Summit, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |