Dubai, the city as corporation / Ahmed Kanna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kanna, Ahmed.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.

Cities and towns.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns--Social aspects--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.

Rural development--United Arab Emirates--Dubai.

Rural development.

Cities and towns--Social aspects.

United Arab Emirates--Dubai.

Physical Description:

xiii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2011]

Summary:

Exposing local struggles over power and meaning in the making and representation of Dubai, Kanna examines the core questions of what gets built and for whom. His work, unique in its view of the interconnectedness of cultural identity, the built environment, and politics, offers an instructive picture of how different factions-from local and non-Arab residents and expatriate South Asians to the cultural and economic elites of the city-have all participated in the creation and marketing of Dubai. The result is an unparalleled account of the ways in which the built environment shapes and is shaped by the experience of globalization and neoliberalism in a diverse, multinational city. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 State, Citizen, and Foreigner in Dubai 43

2 "Going South" with the Starchitects: Urbanist Ideology in the Emirati City 77

3 The Vanished Village: Nostalgic and Nationalist Critiques of the New Dubai 105

4 The City-Corporation: Young Professionals and the Limits of the Neoliberal Response 135

5 Indian Ocean Dubai: The Identity Politics of South Asian Immigrants 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816656301

0816656304

9780816656318

0816656312

OCLC:

657270801