Natalie Koch

The Geopolitics of Spectacle

Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia

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Produktbeschreibung

Why do autocrats build spectacular new capital cities? In The Geopolitics of Spectacle, Natalie Koch considers how autocratic rulers use "spectacular" projects to shape state-society relations, but rather than focus on the standard approachâ on the project itselfâ she considers the unspectacular "others." The contrasting views of those from the...

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 163mm x 238mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781501720918
• ISBN-10: 1501720910
• Artikelnr.: 50024523

Autorenporträt

Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. She has published numerous articles in journals such as Political Geography, Central Asian Survey, IJMES, and Geoforum.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Spectacular Urbanism and the New Capitals of Asia
1. Approaching Spectacle Geographically
2. From Almaty to Astana: Capitalizing the Territory in Kazakhstan
3. From Astana to Aral: Making Inequality Enchant in Kazakhstan's
Hinterlands
4. From Astana to Asia: Spectacular Cities and the New Capitals of Asia
Compared
Conclusion: Synecdoche and the Geopolitics of Spectacular Urbanism in Asia