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Acknowledgments Research in support of this book took place gradually over the years 1998–2003. We called upon dozens of strangers in each of the cities we studied—politicians, planners, residents, journalists—and were met with generosity in every instance. These sources addressed our questions with candor and a shared interest in the riddle of partition. Their voices can be heard in the preceding pages, since our analysis relies on insights gathered from interviews. We were greatly aided by native research assistants in each city who navigated, translated, scoured archives, and helped to conduct interviews: David Russell, Mazor Shlomo, Zeina Halabi, Hajdi Hudec, Lejla Alikalfic, Kirsten Zaat, Talya Kozminsky. We are endebted to them for their insights, energies, and dedication. Special onsite support was provided by Agni Petridou, Arie Rahamimoff, Rami Nasrallah, Angus Gavin, Ross Campbell, Fred Boal, Leontios Geramisou, Meron Benvenisti, and Amir Pašić. Dr. Pašić’s encouragement and support were especially vital throughout, since it was his vision and leadership during the ‘‘Mostar 2004’’ summer workshops that framed the questions that prompted this investigation. The manuscript benefited from the careful scrutiny of many kind readers like Seth Rogoff and Lucinda Thompson along with the expert touch of preliminary editor Carol Pearce. The city maps were created by the thoughtful hand of Aubrey Chandica. We are especially grateful to Peter Agree and Genie Birch at the University of Pennsylvania Press for their steadfast support of the project. Above all, we are deeply indebted to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, providing kind support through the Research and Writing grant program for Global Security and Sustainability that allowed for first hand observation and comparison. ...

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