Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle

by Yasser Elsheshtawy

Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai's history from its beginnings as a small fishing village to its place on the world stage today, using historical narratives, travel descriptions, novels and fictional accounts by local writers to bring colour to his history of the city's urban development.

With the help of case studies and surveys this book explores the economic and political forces driving Dubai's urban growth, its changing urbanity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415832217
• ISBN13: 9780415832212
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"