Worlding Cities: Asian Experiments and the Art of Being GlobalISBN: 978-1-4051-9276-7
Paperback
376 pages
July 2011, Wiley-Blackwell
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Worlding Cities is the first serious examination of Asian
urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian
models and practices of urbanization. It includes important
contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of
generations, disciplines, and sites of study.
- Describes the new theoretical framework of ‘worlding’
- Substantially expands and updates the themes of capital and culture
- Includes a unique collection of authors across generations, disciplines, and sites of study
- Demonstrates how references to Asian power, success, and hegemony make possible urban development and limit urban politics