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Author:   C. Yamini Krishna ,  Amy Phua Mei Yen ,  Nisha Mathew ,  C. Yamini Krishna
Publisher:   Lexington Books
Imprint:   Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781666941609

ISBN 10:   1666941603
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   15 December 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction Part 1: Choreographing the City Chapter 1: Occupying Bangkok: Performing Rights Across the City in a Series of Unpredictable Flash Mobs in Neoliberal Thailand Rubkwan Thammaboosadee Chapter 2: From Confederate Monuments to Black Lives Matter Protests: The Role of Material Culture in Shaping and Reshaping Richmond’s Racialized Landscape Incoronata (Nadia) Inserra and Lee Ann Timreck Chapter 3: Yale: Respect New Haven (New Artwork to Protest an Old University). Laura A. Macaluso Chapter 4: Allegory or Algorithm: The Smart City as Monument Richard Simpson Part 2: Culturescapes of Rapid Urbanization Chapter 5: Memory, Nostalgia, and Asakusa in Contemporary Japanese Cinema and Television Mina Qiao Chapter 6: Filming the City: Embodying Interruption Dikshya Karki Chapter 7: Claiming History, Claiming Present: Muslim Diaspora and Hyderabad City C.Yamini Krishna Chapter 8: The Soul of The City: Mindfulness Practice in Hong Kong Marin Nycklemoe Chapter 9: Languages of Care: Exploring Articulations of Neglect and Backwardness among Laboring Migrants in Bengaluru Swathi Shivanand Chapter 10: Hiking is Caring: “Kong Wu” and “Hang Shan” as Concepts to Understand the Changing Sense of Belonging in Hong Kong’s Rural Landscape Hui Lok Hang Part 3: Microhistories of Placemaking Chapter 11: Popular Experiences and City Making in Brazilian Amazonia: Manaus, 1890-1900 Thais R. S. de Sant´Ana Chapter 12: Sufi Shrines in Hyderabad and its Community’s Claims within The Urban Amy Phua Mei Yen Chapter 13: Theatrical Landscapes: Exploring Single Screen Theatres in Ernakulam as Urban Icons and Indicators Rajarajeshwari Ashok Chapter 14: Caste of Our Neighbors: Understanding “Middle-class” Attitudes Towards Caste Through Urban Property in Kolkata Sreya Sen Chapter 15: War on Slums: Slum-free City Programs and People’s Struggles to Stay Put in Visakhapatnam Indivar Jonnalagadda Chapter 16: Tribal Aspirations and The City Elvin Xing Yifu About the Contributors

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Claims on the City: Situated Narratives of the Urban is a deep dive into the fascinating intricacies of urban life, packed with eye-opening perspectives on placemaking, social justice, and the rich tapestries of cities. From Hong Kong to Hyderabad, Tokyo to Mumbai, this sweeping array of engaging contributions is a compelling and astute reading of the city. --Assa Doron, Australian National University

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C. Yamini Krishna is professor at FLAME University, India. Amy Phua Mei Yen is a doctoral candidate at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Nisha Mathew is professor of social theory at the School of Law, Mahindra University, Hyderabad.

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