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This book sheds light on a particular facet of the link between
politics and Islam through the analysis of the relationship between
Islamism and the built environment. The relationship between Islam
and politics has always been controversial, yet it has possibly
never been as controversial as it is at the time of writing. This
new edited volume sets out to explore the interactions between
Islamisms and the built environment through issues such as: spatial
negotiations between nation and Islam in the definition of national
identity; everyday spaces and the making of Islamic milieus; the
role of Islam in the making (and/or remaking) of state ideology via
architecture and urban planning; the influence of globalization and
transnational links on the spatial manifestations of Islam(ism);
and transnational architectural exchanges through global Islam. It
expands on these issues through case studies analysing the role of
the built environment and the urban realm as major media in the
making of Islamist politics. The case studies incorporate
manifestations in Muslim-dominated countries, including those where
Islam has been at the heart of state ideology (Pakistan and
Brunei), those with influential grassroots Islamist networks
(pre-revolutionary Iran and Indonesia), those that identify with
Islam through global exchanges (United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan
and Turkey) and countries where Islam is an increasingly
significant reference utilized by political actors (Algeria and
Lebanon). This book will appeal to students and scholars of
architecture, urban studies and cultural studies, as well as those
interested in the social and political aspects of the built
environment.
This book sheds light on a particular facet of the link between
politics and Islam through the analysis of the relationship between
Islamism and the built environment. The relationship between Islam
and politics has always been controversial, yet it has possibly
never been as controversial as it is at the time of writing. This
new edited volume sets out to explore the interactions between
Islamisms and the built environment through issues such as: spatial
negotiations between nation and Islam in the definition of national
identity; everyday spaces and the making of Islamic milieus; the
role of Islam in the making (and/or remaking) of state ideology via
architecture and urban planning; the influence of globalization and
transnational links on the spatial manifestations of Islam(ism);
and transnational architectural exchanges through global Islam. It
expands on these issues through case studies analysing the role of
the built environment and the urban realm as major media in the
making of Islamist politics. The case studies incorporate
manifestations in Muslim-dominated countries, including those where
Islam has been at the heart of state ideology (Pakistan and
Brunei), those with influential grassroots Islamist networks
(pre-revolutionary Iran and Indonesia), those that identify with
Islam through global exchanges (United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan
and Turkey) and countries where Islam is an increasingly
significant reference utilized by political actors (Algeria and
Lebanon). This book will appeal to students and scholars of
architecture, urban studies and cultural studies, as well as those
interested in the social and political aspects of the built
environment.
New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism claims that, in today's
world, a research agenda concerning the relation between Islam and
space has to consider the role of Islamism rather than Islam in
shaping - and in return being shaped by - the built environment.
The book tackles this task through an analysis of the ongoing
transformation of Turkey under the rule of the pro-Islamic Justice
and Development Party. In this regard, it is a topical book: a rare
description of a political regime's reshaping of urban and
architectural forms whilst the process is alive. Defining Turkey's
transformation in the past two decades as a process of "new
Islamist" nation-(re)building, the book investigates the role of
the built environment in the making of an Islamist milieu. Drawing
on political economy and cultural studies, it explores the
prevailing primacy of nation and nationalism for new Islamism and
the spatial negotiations between nation and Islam. It discusses the
role of architecture in the deployment of history in the rewriting
of nationhood and that of space in the expansion of Islamist social
networks and cultural practices. Looking at examples of housing
compounds, mosques, public spaces, and the new presidential
residence, New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism scrutinizes the
spatial making of new Islamism in Turkey through comparisons with
relevant cases across the globe: urban renewal projects in Beirut
and Amman, nativization of Soviet modernism in Baku and Astana, the
presidential palaces of Ashgabat and Putrajaya, and the neo-Ottoman
mosques built in diverse locations such as Tokyo and Washington DC.
New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism claims that, in today's
world, a research agenda concerning the relation between Islam and
space has to consider the role of Islamism rather than Islam in
shaping - and in return being shaped by - the built environment.
The book tackles this task through an analysis of the ongoing
transformation of Turkey under the rule of the pro-Islamic Justice
and Development Party. In this regard, it is a topical book: a rare
description of a political regime's reshaping of urban and
architectural forms whilst the process is alive. Defining Turkey's
transformation in the past two decades as a process of "new
Islamist" nation-(re)building, the book investigates the role of
the built environment in the making of an Islamist milieu. Drawing
on political economy and cultural studies, it explores the
prevailing primacy of nation and nationalism for new Islamism and
the spatial negotiations between nation and Islam. It discusses the
role of architecture in the deployment of history in the rewriting
of nationhood and that of space in the expansion of Islamist social
networks and cultural practices. Looking at examples of housing
compounds, mosques, public spaces, and the new presidential
residence, New Islamist Architecture and Urbanism scrutinizes the
spatial making of new Islamism in Turkey through comparisons with
relevant cases across the globe: urban renewal projects in Beirut
and Amman, nativization of Soviet modernism in Baku and Astana, the
presidential palaces of Ashgabat and Putrajaya, and the neo-Ottoman
mosques built in diverse locations such as Tokyo and Washington DC.
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