Output details
16 - Architecture, Built Environment and Planning
Newcastle University
Book title
Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism
Type
A - Authored book
DOI
-
Publisher of book
Verso
ISBN of book
9781844677627
Year of publication
2011
URL
-
Number of additional authors
0
Additional information
The book has been translated into four languages including Arabic and Mandarin and has generated considerable global press coverage. It was nominated for the 2010 Orwell prize for political writing.
Interdisciplinary
Yes
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
C - Global Urban Research Unit (GURU)
Proposed double-weighted
Yes
Double-weighted statement
The culmination of 8 years’ research, this book is a highly innovative and interdisciplinary contribution to global debates about the politics of cities. It is a detailed, international and interdisciplinary exposé of the securitisation and militarisation of contemporary urban life.
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
-
