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Trophy cities : a feminist perspective on new capitals / Dorina Pojani.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pojani, Dorina, author.
- Series:
- Elgar studies in planning theory, policy and practice.
- Elgar studies in planning theory, policy and practice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New towns--Social aspects.
- New towns.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Offering a fresh perspective, this timely book analyzes the socio-cultural and physical production of planned capital cities through the theoretical lens of feminism. Dorina Pojani evaluates the historical, spatial and symbolic manifestations of new capital cities, as well as the everyday experiences of those living there, to shed light on planning processes, outcomes and contemporary planning issues. Chapters explore seven geographically, culturally and temporally diverse capital cities across Australia, India, Brazil, Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Myanmar and South Korea. Pojani argues that new capital cities have embodied patriarchal systems to govern their respective polities which has magnified problems in these cities. The book highlights how in new capitals, notions such as the state, the nation, urbanism, religion, the economy and even nature have been conceived of or treated in patriarchal terms, to the detriment of women and other disadvantaged groups. This book will be an invigorating read for urban studies and planning scholars. The information about the processes of new city formation will also be of great use to urban planners"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Contents: 1. Introduction: Why a feminist perspective on new capital cities?
- 2. New capitals in the context of national history and international relations
- 3. The spatial manifestation of new capitals
- 4. The symbolic manifestation of new capitals
- 5. The capital as an everyday city
- 6. Conclusion: What would a feminist capital look like?
- Reference
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-83910-044-3
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