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Cities of the south : citizenship and exclusion in the twenty-first century
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Cities of the south : citizenship and exclusion in the twenty-first century

Author: Barbara Drieskens; Franck Mermier; Heiko Wimmen; Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.; Institut français du Proche-Orient.
Publisher: [London?] : Saqi, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Major cities worldwide are caught in a whirlwind of change that is turning urban spaces into strategic sites where history is being rewritten. From the Mumbai slums to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro,  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Aufsatzsammlung
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Cities of the south.
[London?] : Saqi, c2007
(OCoLC)608208267
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Barbara Drieskens; Franck Mermier; Heiko Wimmen; Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.; Institut français du Proche-Orient.
ISBN: 9780863566110 0863566111
OCLC Number: 124025910
Notes: Published in association with the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Institut Français du Proche-Orient.
Description: 330 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents: Preface : cities and globalisation--challenges for citizenship / Kirsten Maas and Heiko Wimmen --
Introduction : towards new cosmopolitisms / Barbara Drieskens and Franck Mermier --
The paradigm of the city / Jean-François Bayart --
Europe without borders : migration networks, transnational territories and informal activities / Alain Tarrius --
The emergence of a consumer society in the Middle East / Leila Vignal --
Cairo cosmopolitan : citizenship, urban space, publics and inequality / Diane Singerman --
Decentralisation and its paradoxes in Morocco / Myriam Catusse with Raffaele Cattedra and M'hammed Idrissi-Janati --
Global city, tribal citizenship : Dubai's paradox / Marc Lavergne --
Demonstrations in Beirut / Melhem Chaoul --
From refugee camps to the invention of cities / Michel Agier --
Of other global cities : frontiers, zones, camps / Engin F. Isin and Kim Rygiel --
Redefining (il)legal boundaries / Mariana Cavalcanti --
The politics of Istanbul's Ottoman heritage in the era of globalism / Ayşe Öncü --
Post-industrial transitions / Vyjayanthi Rao --
Beirut : public sphere of the Arab world? / Franck Mermier --
Conclusion : 21st century cities of the south / Jean-François Bayart.
Responsibility: edited by Barbara Drieskens, Franck Mermier and Heiko Wimmen.

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