Description: Writing the Global City by Anthony King Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Writing the Global City explores the imperial and colonial origin of contemporary world and global cities and addresses new ways of framing urban and architectural debates. Publisher Description Over the last three decades, our understanding of the city worldwide has been revolutionized by three innovative theoretical concepts – globalisation, postcolonialism and a radically contested notion of modernity. The idea and even the reality of the city has been extended out of the state and nation and re-positioned in the larger global world.In this book Anthony King brings together key essays written over this period, much of it dominated by debates about the world or global city. Challenging assumptions and silences behind these debates, King provides largely ignored historical and cultural dimensions to the understanding of world city formation as well as decline. Interdisciplinary and comparative, the essays address new ways of framing contemporary themes: the imperial and colonial origin of contemporary world and global cities, actually existing postcolonialisms, claims about urban and cultural homogenisation and the role of architecture and built environment in that process. Also addressed are arguments about indigenous and exogenous perspectives, Eurocentricism, ways of framing vernacular architecture, and the global historical sociology of building types. Wide-ranging and accessible, Writing the Global City provides essential historical contexts and theoretical frameworks for understanding contemporary urban and architectural debates. Extensive bibliographies will make it essential for teaching, reference and research. Author Biography Anthony D. King is Emeritus Professor of Art History and of Sociology, Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA, and now lives in the UK. He has been Visiting Professor of Architecture at University of California, Berkeley, USA, and was, for five years, Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. Details ISBN 1138949566 ISBN-13 9781138949560 Title Writing the Global City Author Anthony King Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 206 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:158515585; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781138949560
Book Title: Writing the Global City
Number of Pages: 222 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Writing the Global City : Globalisation, Postcolonialism and the Urban
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Urban & Regional, Globalization, General, Study & Teaching, Criticism, Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Sociology / Urban
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.1 Oz
Item Length: 9.7 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Architecture, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Anthony King
Item Width: 6.9 in
Series: Architext Ser.
Format: Hardcover
