| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 194 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : spectacular urbanism and the new capitals of Asia -- Approaching spectacle geographically -- From Almaty to Astana : capitalizing the territory in Kazakhstan -- From Astana to Aral : making inequality enchant in Kazakhstan's hinterlands -- From Astana to Asia : spectacular cities and the new capitals of Asia compared -- Conclusion : synecdoche and the geopolitics of spectacular urbanism in Asia. |
| Summary |
"Develops a geographic approach to the politics of spectacle and its unspectacular Others through examining recent spectacular capital city development projects in seven authoritarian, resource-rich states of Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and East Asia"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Urban renewal -- Political aspects -- Asia.
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City planning -- Political aspects -- Asia.
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New towns -- Political aspects -- Asia.
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Spectacular, The -- Political aspects -- Asia.
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Capitals (Cities) -- Asia.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Central Asia. |
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Capitals (Cities) |
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City planning -- Political aspects |
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Urban renewal -- Political aspects |
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Asia |
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Desenvolupament rural -- Aspectes polítics -- Àsia. |
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Urbanisme -- Aspectes polítics -- Àsia. |
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Ciutats noves -- Aspectes polítics -- Àsia. |
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Capitals (Ciutats) -- Àsia. |
| Indexed Term |
authoritarianism, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, urban geography, political geography. |
| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Koch, Natalie. Geopolitics of spectacle. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501720918 (DLC) 2017060053 |
| ISBN |
9781501720925 (electronic bk.) |
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1501720929 (electronic bk.) |
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9781501720932 |
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1501720937 |
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9781501720918 (hardcover) |
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1501720910 |
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9781501720918 |
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