Unfinished Places: The Politics of (Re)Making Cairo's Old Quarters

Autori

• Gehan Selim

Parametri

• 270 pagine
• 10 ore di lettura

• Architettura e urbanistica
• Ecologia e Ambiente
• Geografia & Topografia
• Mappe e viaggi
• Scienze politiche & Politica

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Focusing on postcolonial planning practices, the book explores how efforts to modernize Cairo's urban spaces were influenced by the state's political ideologies and governance systems. It delves into the expanding field of postcolonial urbanism, analyzing the methods of spatial representation used to reshape the city's urban environment. Through this lens, the author highlights the complex interplay between politics and urban transformation in Cairo.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2016

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