"This outstanding collection, written by sophisticated and
engaged Arab architects/urbanists, is a stunning sequel to Planning
Middle Eastern Cities (2004) Like its predecessor, it does three
things: effectively demolishes the monopoly orientalists had over
the topic; integrates grounded Arab scholarship with mainstream
western critical urban theory; and, by detailing the diverse ways
Arab cities are responding to globalization, challenges
oversimplified debates on The Global City .
Studies of Arab/Islamic cities used to be the province of
outsiders who not only prematurely generalized to a genre, but
encapsulated it in timelessness. In contrast, the case studies
included in the earlier volume (Dubai, Sana a, Baghdad, Algiers,
Tunis, and Cairo), now supplemented in this volume by three older
cities (Amman, Beirut, and Rabat) and five newer oil cities
(Riyadh, Kuwait City, Manama, Doha and Abu-Dhabi), focus, often
critically, on their rapid transformations.
Each case study traces its colonial and post-colonial history,
the evolution of its distinctive social and physical structures,
and its intersection with the region and the world. It pays
particular attention to, inter alia, the effects of recent wars,
migration patterns, petroleum prices, noting the increased role of
rulers in city planning/real estate investment both within and
between Arab countries. Each traces the increased interactions
between multinational firms and local developers as they strategize
and compete to elevate themselves to global city status.
Neoliberalism and State-sponsored advanced capitalism are all
implicated in the painful task of balancing identity and
post-modernity.
A must read " - Janet Abu-Lughod, Professor Emerita,
Northwestern University and The Graduate Faculty, New School for
Social Research, USA
Winner of The International Planning History Society (IPHS) Book
Prize.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Planning, History and Environment Series |
Release date: |
February 2011 |
First published: |
2008 |
Editors: |
Yasser Elsheshtawy
|
Dimensions: |
246 x 174 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
314 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-415-66572-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
|
LSN: |
0-415-66572-8 |
Barcode: |
9780415665728 |
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