Temporary Cities Resisting Transience in Arabia |
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| Author:
| Elsheshtawy, Yasser |
| Series title: | Planning, History and Environment Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-429-85592-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $130.00USD $130.00USD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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Can a city whose very existence is predicated on an imported labour force who build and operate these gleaming urban centres remain a viable urban entity? In this wide-ranging book Yasser Elsheshtawy takes on tough, but necessary, questions aiming to examine the very nature of the Arab Gulf city.
Can a city whose very existence is predicated on an imported labour force who build and operate these gleaming urban centres remain a viable urban entity? In this wide-ranging book Yasser Elsheshtawy takes on tough, but necessary, questions aiming to examine the very nature of the Arab Gulf city.