{"product_id":"the-state-otherwise-alice-stefanelli-9781805396260","title":"The State Otherwise: Green Space, Citizenship and Advocating for the Public in Beirut","description":"\u003cp\u003e The city of Beirut is increasingly congested, polluted and suffocating. Its already limited green public spaces are under growing threat of privatisation and redevelopment. \u003cem\u003eThe State Otherwise \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the difficult predicament of Beirut's public green spaces from the vantage point of the civic campaign to reopen \u003cem\u003eHorsh al Sanawbar\u003c\/em\u003e, the city's largest public park. Analysing the relationship between neoliberal sectarianism, private interest and political action, the book asks questions about the nature of privatisation of public property, civic society's potential to mobilise individuals and the role of public authorities in promoting the public good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice Stefanelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805396269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805396260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Alice Stefanelli","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45981010133247,"sku":"9781805396260","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95c3146d-dd03-4fbe-ad6a-292504775238.jpg?v=1722417483","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-state-otherwise-alice-stefanelli-9781805396260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}