Comparing cities : the Middle East and South Asia /
Comparing cities : the Middle East and South Asia /
editors, Kamran Asdar Ali and Martina Rieker ; postscript by Partha Chatterjee.
- xix, 349 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
"This volume primarily brings together papers from the workshop, Comparing Urban Landscapes held at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in April of 2004"--Acknowledgements.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
These set of essays seek to highlight the changing social dynamics in Middle Eastern and South Asian cities. The papers rethink the gendered dimension of public spaces and investigate the relationship between the popular and the political in these regions. They also take into account how larger structural changes in South Asia/ the Middle East have impacted the practices and experiences of people.
9780195474985 (hardback)
2009361071
Cities and towns--South Asia--Congresses.
Cities and towns--Middle East--Congresses.
City planning--South Asia--Congresses.
307.1216095 ALI / DS1176
"This volume primarily brings together papers from the workshop, Comparing Urban Landscapes held at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in April of 2004"--Acknowledgements.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
These set of essays seek to highlight the changing social dynamics in Middle Eastern and South Asian cities. The papers rethink the gendered dimension of public spaces and investigate the relationship between the popular and the political in these regions. They also take into account how larger structural changes in South Asia/ the Middle East have impacted the practices and experiences of people.
9780195474985 (hardback)
2009361071
Cities and towns--South Asia--Congresses.
Cities and towns--Middle East--Congresses.
City planning--South Asia--Congresses.
307.1216095 ALI / DS1176