Everyday peace and conflict: (un)privileged interactions in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Taking as a starting point the conviction that everyday interactions carry the potential to be either conflictual or peaceful, this article examines people's everyday behaviour in the deeply divided city of Kirkuk, Iraq. Using the historic bazaar in Kirkuk city as a site of analysis, and through a r...
| Published in: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 2227 - 2247 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct 2021
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