Comparing cities middle east (2 Ergebnisse)

1st edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG). Pp. xix + 349, with coloured illus (no inscriptions).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback copy in Very Good condition. With dustjacket. These articles seek to highlight the changing social dynamics in Middle Eastern and South Asian cities. The comparative framework builds on a shared history of the colonial encounter, modernity, nationalism and urbanity and is further deepened by the larger framework of Muslim culture that influences social life in both spaces. The various chapters rethink the gendered dimension of public spaces and investigate the relationship between the popular and the politicalin these regions. They also take into account how larger structural changes in South Asia/ the Middle East have impacted the practices and experiences of people. This focus add.…