The Mosque Conflict in Catalonia: Space, Culture, and Capitalism - Paperback

by Martin Lundsteen (Author)

In The Mosque Conflict in Catalonia: Space, Culture, and Capitalism, Martin Lundsteen examines two paradigms around mosque conflicts--one of an analytical nature and the other of a political-technical nature. Lundsteen argues that both paradigms interpret conflicts culturally, as originating primarily in the symbolic realm. Though racism and xenophobia are certainly at the core of the issue, Lundsteen shows through the study of the conflict surrounding the mosque project in Premià de Mar (Barcelona) that other dimensions of utmost importance lurk behind these interpretations. This book constitutes an anthropological approach to the intersection of local-global processes of contemporary capitalism and emphasizes the understudied socio-spatial dimension of these conflicts.

Author Biography

Martin Lundsteen is Carlsberg Foundation visiting fellow at the Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford, and a teacher at the University of Barcelona and the University of Girona.