Kanna, Ahmed
Dubai, The City As Corporation
- ISBN 13:
- 9780816656318
- author:
- Kanna, Ahmed
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 21.08 x 13.72 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Anthropology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Dubai, the City as Corporation by Ahmed Kanna offers a unique perspective on the city's development and its complex relationships with power, meaning, and identity. The city's transformation into a global consumer utopia is examined in relation to the cultural and political forces that shape its image and reality. This book provides an instructive account of how different factions have contributed to Dubai's creation and marketing. Kanna's work sheds light on the interconnectedness of cultural identity, built environment, and politics in a diverse, multinational city, revealing the ways in which globalization and neoliberalism have influenced the experience of living in Dubai.
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