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9781405192774: Worlding Cities: Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global
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ISBN 10 : 1405192771 ISBN 13 : 9781405192774
Editeur : *Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study.

  • Describes the new theoretical framework of 'worlding'
  • Substantially expands and updates the themes of capital and culture
  • Includes a unique collection of authors across generations, disciplines, and sites of study
  • Demonstrates how references to Asian power, success, and hegemony make possible urban development and limit urban politics

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À propos de l'auteur

Ananya Roy is Professor of City and Regional Planning and Co-Director of Global Metropolitan Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her most recent book is Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development (2010).

Aihwa Ong is Professor of Socio-cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her most recent publications are Privatizing China, Socialism from Afar (2008) and Asian Biotech: Ethics and Communities of Fate (2010).

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Éditeur
*Wiley-Blackwell
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1405192771
ISBN 13 
9781405192774
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
376
Éditeur
Roy Ananya, Ong Aihwa
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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