Overview

Somewhere in the course of the late twentieth century, Dubai became more than itself. The city was, suddenly, a postmodern urban spectacle rising from the desert-preciselythe glittering global consumer utopia imagined by Dubai's rulers and merchant elite. In Dubai, the City as Corporation, Ahmed Kanna looks behind this seductive vision to reveal the role of cultural and political forces in shaping both the image and the reality of Dubai.

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Author:   Ahmed Kanna
Publisher:   University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:   University of Minnesota Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780816656318

ISBN 10:   0816656312
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   09 June 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Note on Transliteration Introduction: Dubai Contexts and Contestations 1. State, Citizen, and Foreigner in Dubai 2. “Going South” with the Starchitects: Urbanist Ideology in the Emirati City 3. The Vanished Village: Nostalgic and Nationalist Critiques of the New Dubai 4. The City-Corporation: Young Professionals and the Limits of the Neoliberal Response 5. Indian Dubai: The Identity Politics of South Asian Immigrants Conclusion: Politicizing Dubai Space Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Dubai, the City as Corporation is a thoughtful, in-depth treatment on Dubai and its recent explosive economic growth, grounded in the urban studies/spatial theory of Henri Lefebvre. Engaging and persuasive, it knits together anthropology and urban design, giving a balanced assessment of Dubai's reinvention as a city, a global commerce center, and an experiment in urban planning. --Timothy Luke, Virginia Tech

<p> Dubai, the City as Corporation is a thoughtful, in-depth treatment on Dubai and its recent explosive economic growth, grounded in the urban studies/spatial theory of Henri Lefebvre. Engaging and persuasive, it knits together anthropology and urban design, giving a balanced assessment of Dubai's reinvention as a city, a global commerce center, and an experiment in urban planning. --Timothy Luke, Virginia Tech

Author Information

Ahmed Kanna is assistant professor of anthropology and international studies at the University of the Pacific.

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