Asian Cities: Globalization, Urbanization and Nation-Building

by Malcolm McKinnon

Book Overview

Asian Cities challenges Western paradigms of urban growth and questions the status accorded globalization in explaining contemporary Asian cities, arguing instead that they are being transformed by three major forces - urbanization and nation-building as well as globalization. The examination of urban life in a sample of middle-sized cities in East, Southeast, and South Asia has implications for our understanding of globalization generally.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8776940799
• ISBN13: 9788776940799
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"