Ordinary cities : between modernity and development

By:

Robinson, Jennifer

Series: Questioning cities seriesPublication details: London Routledge 2006Description: xiv,204pISBN:

9780415304887

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.76 ROB

Contents:

CONTENTS List of illustrations vii Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii Introduction: post-colonialising urban studies 1 1. Dislocating modernity 13 2 Re-imagining the city through comparative urbanism: on (not) being blase 41 3 Ways of being modern: towards a cosmopolitan urban studies 65 4 World cities, or a world of ordinary cities? 93 5 Bringing the city back in: beyond developmentalism and globalisation 116 6 City futures: urban policy for ordinary cities 141 Conclusion 167 Notes 174 Bibliography 181 Index 199

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CONTENTS
List of illustrations vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction: post-colonialising urban studies 1
1. Dislocating modernity 13
2 Re-imagining the city through comparative urbanism: on
(not) being blase 41
3 Ways of being modern: towards a cosmopolitan urban studies 65
4 World cities, or a world of ordinary cities? 93
5 Bringing the city back in: beyond developmentalism and
globalisation 116
6 City futures: urban policy for ordinary cities 141
Conclusion 167
Notes 174
Bibliography 181
Index 199

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