The great cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the discovery and wider use over the las

The great cities of the Middle East and North Africa have long attracted the attention and interest of historians. With the discovery and wider use over the las

Covering a period from the late eighteenth century to today, this volume explores the phenomenon of urban violence in order to unveil general developments and h

'Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them,Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route.' Al-Mutanabbi Aleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in

This book explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities, approaching violence as an individual and collective experience, a historical e