Kuwait transformed : a history of oil and urban life
Publication details: California Stanford University Press 2016Description: xvii,278pISBN:- 9780804798525
- 307.76 AL-N
Contents:
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Note on Transliteration xvi
Introduction 1
1. Pre-Oil Urbanism 21
2. Port City Life 43
3. A Cosmopolitan Community 71
4. Oil-Era Modernization 91
5. The Move to the Suburbs 121
6. The Privatization of Urban Life 149
7. The De-Urbanization of Society 175
8. The Right to the City 199
Notes 225
Glossary of key Terms 253
Bibliography 255
Index 269
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Architecture | 307.76 AL-N | Available | 020303 |
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Note on Transliteration xvi
Introduction 1
1. Pre-Oil Urbanism 21
2. Port City Life 43
3. A Cosmopolitan Community 71
4. Oil-Era Modernization 91
5. The Move to the Suburbs 121
6. The Privatization of Urban Life 149
7. The De-Urbanization of Society 175
8. The Right to the City 199
Notes 225
Glossary of key Terms 253
Bibliography 255
Index 269
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