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Les Guides Belles Lettres des Civilisations proposent un voyage dans le temps et l'espace (Égypte, Grèce, Rome, Inde, Chine, Japon...) et s'adressent aux étudiants, aux curieux d'histoire et de civilisations, aux voyageurs... Ouvrages pratiques et raisonnés de culture générale sur les principales civilisations anciennes qui nous ont laissé une trace écrite, ils proposent(...)
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Les Guides Belles Lettres des Civilisations proposent un voyage dans le temps et l'espace (Égypte, Grèce, Rome, Inde, Chine, Japon...) et s'adressent aux étudiants, aux curieux d'histoire et de civilisations, aux voyageurs... Ouvrages pratiques et raisonnés de culture générale sur les principales civilisations anciennes qui nous ont laissé une trace écrite, ils proposent(...)
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Les Guides Belles Lettres des Civilisations proposent un voyage dans le temps et l'espace (Égypte, Grèce, Rome, Inde, Chine, Japon...) et s'adressent aux étudiants, aux curieux d'histoire et de civilisations, aux voyageurs... Ouvrages pratiques et raisonnés de culture générale sur les principales civilisations anciennes qui nous ont laissé une trace écrite, ils proposent au lecteur les clés nécessaires pour comprendre un texte ancien ou un livre d'histoire, ils l'aident à en déchiffrer les allusions, à en élucider les difficultés: Le Siam... Le nom suscite encore le rêve puisqu'il attire les voyageurs en quête d'une Asie fastueuse et raffinée dont le parfum émane toujours de ses anciennes capitales, Ayutthaya et Sukhothaï. En surgit l'évocation d'un royaume souvent brillant, celui des Thaïs qui se révèlent extraordinairement doués pour assimiler le meilleur des civilisations qui les avaient précédés et s'en approprier peu à peu les territoires. Ce guide analyse ce que fut la culture lentement élaborée de ce peuple à son apogée, soit à la fin du XVIIe siècle. Leur conception pratique permet à chacun de les utiliser de trois façons : soit les lire en suivant, comme un livre traditionnel, pour découvrir les divers aspects de la civilisation présentée, soit recourir directement à l'une des rubriques qui composent chaque chapitre grâce à une table des matières très détaillée, soit encore se servir directement de l'index très fourni afin de trouver rapidement une information précise. Les cartes, tableaux, schémas, permettent, en outre, d'aller à l'essentiel. Et une bibliographie choisie et récente offre à qui le souhaite d'amorcer une recherche plus approfondie. Les Guides Belles Lettres des Civilisations ne sont pas des dictionnaires. Toute information recherchée s'y trouve replacée dans le contexte des mentalités de chacune des civilisations étudiées. Car il n'est pas possible de comprendre un événement, une loi morale ou le caractère d'un personnage si rien n'est restitué des valeurs qui les justifient.
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Les Guides Belles Lettres des Civilisations proposent un voyage dans le temps et l'espace (Égypte, Grèce, Rome, Inde, Chine, Japon...) et s'adressent aux étudiants, aux curieux d'histoire et de civilisations, aux voyageurs... Ouvrages pratiques et raisonnés de culture générale sur les principales civilisations anciennes qui nous ont laissé une trace écrite, ils proposent au lecteur les clés nécessaires pour comprendre un texte ancien ou un livre d'histoire, ils l'aident à en déchiffrer les allusions, à en élucider les difficultés: Le Siam... Le nom suscite encore le rêve puisqu'il attire les voyageurs en quête d'une Asie fastueuse et raffinée dont le parfum émane toujours de ses anciennes capitales, Ayutthaya et Sukhothaï. En surgit l'évocation d'un royaume souvent brillant, celui des Thaïs qui se révèlent extraordinairement doués pour assimiler le meilleur des civilisations qui les avaient précédés et s'en approprier peu à peu les territoires. Ce guide analyse ce que fut la culture lentement élaborée de ce peuple à son apogée, soit à la fin du XVIIe siècle. Leur conception pratique permet à chacun de les utiliser de trois façons : soit les lire en suivant, comme un livre traditionnel, pour découvrir les divers aspects de la civilisation présentée, soit recourir directement à l'une des rubriques qui composent chaque chapitre grâce à une table des matières très détaillée, soit encore se servir directement de l'index très fourni afin de trouver rapidement une information précise. Les cartes, tableaux, schémas, permettent, en outre, d'aller à l'essentiel. Et une bibliographie choisie et récente offre à qui le souhaite d'amorcer une recherche plus approfondie. Les Guides Belles Lettres des Civilisations ne sont pas des dictionnaires. Toute information recherchée s'y trouve replacée dans le contexte des mentalités de chacune des civilisations étudiées. Car il n'est pas possible de comprendre un événement, une loi morale ou le caractère d'un personnage si rien n'est restitué des valeurs qui les justifient.
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January 2004, Paris
January 2004, Paris
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Designated by King George V to replace Calcutta as capital of British India, New Delhi was constructed between 1912 and 1929 under the eye of architect Sir Edward Lutyens who sought to bring to this British colony a sense of classicism, order, and institutional beauty. With more than 300 colour and black and white illustrations, plans and photographs, this book presents(...)
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Designated by King George V to replace Calcutta as capital of British India, New Delhi was constructed between 1912 and 1929 under the eye of architect Sir Edward Lutyens who sought to bring to this British colony a sense of classicism, order, and institutional beauty. With more than 300 colour and black and white illustrations, plans and photographs, this book presents(...)
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Imperial Delhi : the British capital of the Indian Empire
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Designated by King George V to replace Calcutta as capital of British India, New Delhi was constructed between 1912 and 1929 under the eye of architect Sir Edward Lutyens who sought to bring to this British colony a sense of classicism, order, and institutional beauty. With more than 300 colour and black and white illustrations, plans and photographs, this book presents the most comprehensive examination to date of how this city was envisioned, planned, and constructed. From the massive war memorial arch and resplendent sandstone and marble government house to the spacious gardens and the gloriously imposing Viceroy's House, the evidence of Lutyen’s architectural genius is everywhere throughout New Delhi. As architectural historian Andreas Volwahsen discusses the importance of Lutyen’s work he provides a fascinating account of the making of a city: the contentious debates and cultural considerations, the inspiration and the painstaking construction, and finally the ways in which New Delhi has evolved into a modern city. With the growing interest in the preservation of historic sights worldwide, this magnificently detailed yet highly accessible history is certain to become a classic in the fields of architecture and urban design.
Imperial Delhi : the British capital of the Indian Empire
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Designated by King George V to replace Calcutta as capital of British India, New Delhi was constructed between 1912 and 1929 under the eye of architect Sir Edward Lutyens who sought to bring to this British colony a sense of classicism, order, and institutional beauty. With more than 300 colour and black and white illustrations, plans and photographs, this book presents the most comprehensive examination to date of how this city was envisioned, planned, and constructed. From the massive war memorial arch and resplendent sandstone and marble government house to the spacious gardens and the gloriously imposing Viceroy's House, the evidence of Lutyen’s architectural genius is everywhere throughout New Delhi. As architectural historian Andreas Volwahsen discusses the importance of Lutyen’s work he provides a fascinating account of the making of a city: the contentious debates and cultural considerations, the inspiration and the painstaking construction, and finally the ways in which New Delhi has evolved into a modern city. With the growing interest in the preservation of historic sights worldwide, this magnificently detailed yet highly accessible history is certain to become a classic in the fields of architecture and urban design.
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October 2002, Munich
October 2002, Munich
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Mexico Baroque
Mexico Baroque
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This book presents a stunning photographic collection of baroque churches in Mexico.
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This book presents a stunning photographic collection of baroque churches in Mexico.
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Mexico Baroque
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This book presents a stunning photographic collection of baroque churches in Mexico.
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This book presents a stunning photographic collection of baroque churches in Mexico.
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January 1900, Tokyo
January 1900, Tokyo
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Arch Middle East
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The book opens with a history of the country and its many cultural influences. An overview of Thai architecture in its context is followed by a look at its basic elements in their variety and structural detail. All types of structures are featured, from Thai houses and rice barns to elaborate temples and breathtaking palaces. The different materials used to achieve the(...)
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The book opens with a history of the country and its many cultural influences. An overview of Thai architecture in its context is followed by a look at its basic elements in their variety and structural detail. All types of structures are featured, from Thai houses and rice barns to elaborate temples and breathtaking palaces. The different materials used to achieve the(...)
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May 2006, London
May 2006, London
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Architecture of Thailand : a guide to traditional and contemporary forms
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The book opens with a history of the country and its many cultural influences. An overview of Thai architecture in its context is followed by a look at its basic elements in their variety and structural detail. All types of structures are featured, from Thai houses and rice barns to elaborate temples and breathtaking palaces. The different materials used to achieve the distinctive Thai style are also discussed. The book also examines the hybrid forms that reflect the confluence of Thai and Western or other Asian styles. It ends with a look at contemporary Thai architecture and how traditional architectural practices have been adapted to suit modern needs.
Architecture of Thailand : a guide to traditional and contemporary forms
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The book opens with a history of the country and its many cultural influences. An overview of Thai architecture in its context is followed by a look at its basic elements in their variety and structural detail. All types of structures are featured, from Thai houses and rice barns to elaborate temples and breathtaking palaces. The different materials used to achieve the distinctive Thai style are also discussed. The book also examines the hybrid forms that reflect the confluence of Thai and Western or other Asian styles. It ends with a look at contemporary Thai architecture and how traditional architectural practices have been adapted to suit modern needs.
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May 2006, London
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes(...)
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes(...)
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Selling Jerusalem : relics, replicas, theme parks
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual.
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Jerusalem currently stands at the center of a violent controversy that threatens the stability of both the Middle East and the world. This volatility, observes Annabel Jane Wharton, is only the most recent manifestation of a centuries-old obsession with the control of the Holy City—military occupation and pilgrimage being two familiar forms of “ownership.” Wharton makes the innovative argument here that the West has also sought to possess Jerusalem by acquiring its representations. From relics of the True Cross and Templar replicas of the Holy Sepulchre to Franciscan recreations of the Passion to nineteenth-century mass-produced prints and contemporary theme parks, Wharton describes the evolving forms by which the city has been possessed in the West. She also maps those changing embodiments of the Holy City against shifts in the western market. From the gift-and-barter economy of the early Middle Ages to contemporary globalization, both money and the representations of Jerusalem have become progressively incorporeal, abstract, illusionistic, and virtual.
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January 1900, Chicago
January 1900, Chicago
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In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a centre for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office services. State and local governments promote tourism and a heritage-conscious cityscape to(...)
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In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a centre for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office services. State and local governments promote tourism and a heritage-conscious cityscape to(...)
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December 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
December 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
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The politics of heritage from Madras to Chennai
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In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a centre for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office services. State and local governments promote tourism and a heritage-conscious cityscape to make Chennai a recognizable "brand" among investment and travel destinations. Using a range of textual, visual, architectural, and ethnographic sources, Hancock grapples with the question of how people in Chennai remember and represent their past, considering the political and economic contexts and implications of those memory practices. Working from specific sites, including a historic district created around an ancient Hindu temple, a living history museum, neo-traditional and vernacular architecture, and political memorials, Hancock examines the spatialization of memory under the conditions of neo-liberalism.
The politics of heritage from Madras to Chennai
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In this anthropological history, Mary E. Hancock examines the politics of public memory in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Once a colonial port, Chennai is now poised to become a centre for India's "new economy" of information technology, export processing, and back-office services. State and local governments promote tourism and a heritage-conscious cityscape to make Chennai a recognizable "brand" among investment and travel destinations. Using a range of textual, visual, architectural, and ethnographic sources, Hancock grapples with the question of how people in Chennai remember and represent their past, considering the political and economic contexts and implications of those memory practices. Working from specific sites, including a historic district created around an ancient Hindu temple, a living history museum, neo-traditional and vernacular architecture, and political memorials, Hancock examines the spatialization of memory under the conditions of neo-liberalism.
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December 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
December 2008, Bloomington, Indianapolis
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These ruins you see
These ruins you see
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This publication is part of the projet These Ruins You See, it includes the project's research, realization, and a series of specially commissioned essays. This project has manifested in different exhibitions, publications, and lectures. These Ruins You See was exhibited at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil from November 8, 2006 to February 28, 2007.
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This publication is part of the projet These Ruins You See, it includes the project's research, realization, and a series of specially commissioned essays. This project has manifested in different exhibitions, publications, and lectures. These Ruins You See was exhibited at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil from November 8, 2006 to February 28, 2007.
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These ruins you see
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This publication is part of the projet These Ruins You See, it includes the project's research, realization, and a series of specially commissioned essays. This project has manifested in different exhibitions, publications, and lectures. These Ruins You See was exhibited at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil from November 8, 2006 to February 28, 2007.
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This publication is part of the projet These Ruins You See, it includes the project's research, realization, and a series of specially commissioned essays. This project has manifested in different exhibitions, publications, and lectures. These Ruins You See was exhibited at the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil from November 8, 2006 to February 28, 2007.
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September 2008, New York
September 2008, New York
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Villes d'Afrique
Villes d'Afrique
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Collection de contributions internationales sur les différentes pistes qu'offre l'histoire des villes en Afrique, le présent recueil déborde, à partir d'un centre d'intérêt qui a pour cadre l'Afrique centrale, sur d'autres régions du continent: Douala au Cameroun, la côte des Esclaves, Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso, la côte du Tanganyika, la ville sud-africaine de Pietermaritzburg.
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Collection de contributions internationales sur les différentes pistes qu'offre l'histoire des villes en Afrique, le présent recueil déborde, à partir d'un centre d'intérêt qui a pour cadre l'Afrique centrale, sur d'autres régions du continent: Douala au Cameroun, la côte des Esclaves, Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso, la côte du Tanganyika, la ville sud-africaine de Pietermaritzburg.
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Villes d'Afrique
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Collection de contributions internationales sur les différentes pistes qu'offre l'histoire des villes en Afrique, le présent recueil déborde, à partir d'un centre d'intérêt qui a pour cadre l'Afrique centrale, sur d'autres régions du continent: Douala au Cameroun, la côte des Esclaves, Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso, la côte du Tanganyika, la ville sud-africaine de Pietermaritzburg.
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Collection de contributions internationales sur les différentes pistes qu'offre l'histoire des villes en Afrique, le présent recueil déborde, à partir d'un centre d'intérêt qui a pour cadre l'Afrique centrale, sur d'autres régions du continent: Douala au Cameroun, la côte des Esclaves, Bobo-Dioulasso au Burkina Faso, la côte du Tanganyika, la ville sud-africaine de Pietermaritzburg.
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December 2007, Paris
December 2007, Paris
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This book illuminates the cultural dynamics of three decades of radical urban development in China. Interpreting fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design, the author analyzes how the aesthetics of the urban environment have shaped the emotions and behavior of individuals and cultures, and how individual and collective images of and practices in the city(...)
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This book illuminates the cultural dynamics of three decades of radical urban development in China. Interpreting fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design, the author analyzes how the aesthetics of the urban environment have shaped the emotions and behavior of individuals and cultures, and how individual and collective images of and practices in the city(...)
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Cities surround the countryside: urban aesthetics in postsocialist China
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This book illuminates the cultural dynamics of three decades of radical urban development in China. Interpreting fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design, the author analyzes how the aesthetics of the urban environment have shaped the emotions and behavior of individuals and cultures, and how individual and collective images of and practices in the city have produced urban aesthetics.
Cities surround the countryside: urban aesthetics in postsocialist China
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This book illuminates the cultural dynamics of three decades of radical urban development in China. Interpreting fiction, cinema, visual art, architecture, and urban design, the author analyzes how the aesthetics of the urban environment have shaped the emotions and behavior of individuals and cultures, and how individual and collective images of and practices in the city have produced urban aesthetics.
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April 2010
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Cairo cosmopolitan
Cairo cosmopolitan
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Bringing together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores what happens when new forms of privatization meet collectivist pasts, public space is sold off to satisfy investor needs and tourist gazes, and the state plans for Egypt's future in desert cities while stigmatizing and neglecting Cairo's popular neighborhoods. These dynamics(...)
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Bringing together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores what happens when new forms of privatization meet collectivist pasts, public space is sold off to satisfy investor needs and tourist gazes, and the state plans for Egypt's future in desert cities while stigmatizing and neglecting Cairo's popular neighborhoods. These dynamics(...)
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Cairo cosmopolitan
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Bringing together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores what happens when new forms of privatization meet collectivist pasts, public space is sold off to satisfy investor needs and tourist gazes, and the state plans for Egypt's future in desert cities while stigmatizing and neglecting Cairo's popular neighborhoods. These dynamics produce surprising contradictions and juxtapositions that are coming to define today's Middle East. The original publication of this volume launched the Cairo School of Urban Studies, committed to fusing political-economy and ethnographic methods and sensitive to ambivalence and contingency, to reveal the new contours and patterns of modern power emerging in the urban frame.
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Bringing together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars, this volume explores what happens when new forms of privatization meet collectivist pasts, public space is sold off to satisfy investor needs and tourist gazes, and the state plans for Egypt's future in desert cities while stigmatizing and neglecting Cairo's popular neighborhoods. These dynamics produce surprising contradictions and juxtapositions that are coming to define today's Middle East. The original publication of this volume launched the Cairo School of Urban Studies, committed to fusing political-economy and ethnographic methods and sensitive to ambivalence and contingency, to reveal the new contours and patterns of modern power emerging in the urban frame.
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