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Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global
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Description

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

Author Biography:

Ananya Roy is Professor of City and Regional Planning andCo-Director of Global Metropolitan Studies at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley. Her most recent book is Poverty Capital:Microfinance and the Making of Development (2010). Aihwa Ong is Professor of Socio-cultural Anthropology atthe University of California, Berkeley. Her most recentpublications are Privatizing China, Socialism from Afar(2008) and Asian Biotech: Ethics and Communities of Fate(2010).
Release date NZ
July 15th, 2011
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Aihwa Ong
  • Edited by Ananya Roy
Pages
376
Dimensions
165x239x27
ISBN-13
9781405192774
Product ID
10200510

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