The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity and Urban DevelopmentYasser Elsheshtawy Routledge, 27/05/2008 - 328 من الصفحات Today cities of the Arab world are subject to many of the same problems as other world cities, yet too often they are ignored in studies of urbanisation. This collection reveals the contrasts and similarities between older, traditional Arab cities and the newer oil-stimulated cities of the Gulf in their search for development and a place in the world order. The eight cities which form the core of the book – Rabat, Amman, Beirut, Kuwait, Manama, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh – provide a unique insight into today’s Middle Eastern city. Winner of The International Planning History Society (IPHS) Book Prize. |
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Struggling and Emerging Cities in the Arab World | 1 |
A New Research Agenda | 27 |
Disguised Genealogy and Recent Urban Restructuring and Neoliberal Threats | 37 |
Beirut 19432006 | 69 |
From Capital to Global Metropolis | 99 |
A City of Institutional Architecture | 118 |
Learning from a Globalized City | 152 |
The Metamorphosis of an Arab Gulf City | 184 |
Dohas Urbanity from Pearls to Spectacle | 218 |
Abu Dhabis Global Ambitions | 258 |
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