Berking, Helmuth <br/><br/>
Negotiating Urban Conflicts : Interaction, Space and Control 

 - Bielefeld  transcript Verlag  2006 
 - 1 electronic resource (308 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> Cities have always been arenas of social and symbolic conflict. As places of encounter between different classes, ethnic groups, and lifestyles, cities play the role of powerful integrators; yet on the other hand urban contexts are the ideal setting for marginalization and violence. The struggle over control of urban spaces is an ambivalent mode of sociation: while producing themselves, groups produce exclusive spaces and then, in turn, use the boundaries they have created to define themselves. This volume presents major urban conflicts and analyzes modes of negotiation against the theoretical background of postcolonialism. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783839404638 9783899424638 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.14361/9783839404638  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Conflict Postcolonialism City Space Place Urbanity Social Inequality Neoliberalism Urban Studies Sociology