Elsheshtawy, Yasser.

Dubai : behind an urban spectacle / Yasser Elsheshtawy.

1st ed.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
©2009

viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Planning, history and environment series

"For many, the image of Dubai is of islands shaped like palm trees, luxurious shopping malls and the iconic building in the shape of a dhow's sail - the Burj al Arab. In Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle, Yasser Elsheshtawy reveals a very different city, a place full of aspirations, struggles and encounters taking place in all sorts of settings. It represents, he argues, a new form of urbanity, which cannot be explored by looking only at spectacular developments. One must move into the lesser known spaces of Dubai's traditional neighbourhoods, for they constitute the essence of the city and where its unique urban experiment is played out."--Jacket.

9780415444613 (hbk. ; alk. paper) :
0415444616 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415832212 (pbk)
0415832217 (pbk)
9780203869703 (ebk)
0203869702 (ebk)

Urbanization United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate) History.
Economic development projects United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate) History.
City planning United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate)
Urbanisation Émirats arabes unis Dubayy (Émirat) Histoire.
Projets de développement économique Émirats arabes unis Dubayy (Émirat) Histoire.
City planning
Economic development projects
Economic history
Urbanization
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) History.
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) Economic conditions.
Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) Pictorial works.
United Arab Emirates Dubayy (Emirate)

History
Pictorial works

Planning, history, and the environment series.

behind an urban spectacle

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Cote: BIB 195368
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