Worlding Cities :Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
Worlding Cities :Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
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15 July, 2011
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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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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781405192774 |
| ISBN10 | 1405192771 |
| Number Of Pages | 376 |
| Item Weight | 689 g |
| Product Dimensions | 165 x 239 x 27 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
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“I am hopeful that this collection, along with others of its kind, will inspire new lines of research and theorisation that will help arrest the actual realities of cities in an era of planetary urbanisation.” (Urban Studies, 1 February 2015)
Author's Bio
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).