Dubai, the city as corporation / Ahmed Kanna.

Author/creator Kanna, Ahmed
Format Electronic
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,
Descriptionxiii, 262 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Contents Introduction : Dubai Contexts and Contestations -- State, Citizen, and Foreigner in Dubai -- "Going South" with the Starchitects : Urbanist Ideology in the Emirati City -- The Vanished Village : Nostalgic and Nationalist Critiques of the New Dubai -- The City-Corporation : Young Professionals and the Limits of the Neoliberal Response -- Indian Ocean Dubai : The Identity Politics of South Asian Immigrants -- Conclusion : Politicizing Dubai Space.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010032642
ISBN9780816656301 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816656304 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816656318 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816656312 (pb : alk. paper)