{"product_id":"dubai-the-city-as-corporation-paperback-softback-9780816656318","title":"Dubai, the City As Corporation (Paperback \/ softback) 9780816656318","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDubai, the City As Corporation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAhmed Kanna (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816656318\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.364 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eDubai, the City as Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, in-depth treatment on Dubai and its recent explosive economic growth, grounded in the urban studies\/spatial theory of Henri Lefebvre. Engaging and persuasive, it knits together anthropology and urban design, giving a balanced assessment of Dubai’s reinvention as a city, a global commerce center, and an experiment in urban planning.\" -Timothy Luke, Virginia Tech\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSomewhere in the course of the late twentieth century, Dubai became more than itself. The city was, suddenly, a postmodern urban spectacle rising from the desert-precisely the glittering global consumer utopia imagined by Dubai’s rulers and merchant elite. In \u003ci\u003eDubai, the City as Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e, Ahmed Kanna looks behind this seductive vision to reveal the role of cultural and political forces in shaping both the image and the reality of Dubai. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eExposing local struggles over power and meaning in the making and representation of Dubai, Kanna examines the core questions of what gets built and for whom. His work, unique in its view of the interconnectedness of cultural identity, the built environment, and politics, offers an instructive picture of how different factions-from local and non-Arab residents and expatriate South Asians to the cultural and economic elites of the city-have all participated in the creation and marketing of Dubai. The result is an unparalleled account of the ways in which the built environment shapes and is shaped by the experience of globalization and neoliberalism in a diverse, multinational city.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Dubai Contexts and Contestations\u003cbr\u003e 1. State, Citizen, and Foreigner in Dubai\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"Going South\" with the Starchitects: Urbanist Ideology in the Emirati City\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Vanished Village: Nostalgic and Nationalist Critiques of the New Dubai\u003cbr\u003e 4. The City-Corporation: Young Professionals and the Limits of the Neoliberal Response\u003cbr\u003e 5. Indian Dubai: The Identity Politics of South Asian Immigrants\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Politicizing Dubai Space\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676665966872,"sku":"9780816656318","price":19.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dubai-the-city-as-corporation-paperback-softback-9780816656318","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}