The geopolitics of spectacle space, synecdoche, and the new capitals of Asia / Natalie Koch.

Author/creator Koch, Natalie
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
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Contents Introduction : spectacular urbanism and the new capitals of Asia -- Approaching spectacle geographically -- From Almaty to Astana : capitalizing the territory in Kazakhstan -- From Astana to Aral : making inequality enchant in Kazakhstan's hinterlands -- From Astana to Asia : spectacular cities and the new capitals of Asia compared -- Conclusion : synecdoche and the geopolitics of spectacular urbanism in Asia.
Abstract "Develops a geographic approach to the politics of spectacle and its unspectacular Others through examining recent spectacular capital city development projects in seven authoritarian, resource-rich states of Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and East Asia"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Koch, Natalie, author. Geopolitics of spectacle Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501720918
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018000740
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