Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubairsquo;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 cityrsquo;s urban development.With the help of case studies and surveys this book explores the economic and political forces driving Dubairsquo;s urban growth; its changing urbanity and its place within the global city network. Uniquely; it looks beyond the glamour of Dubairsquo;s mega-projects; and provides an in-depth exploration of a select set of spaces which reveal the cityrsquo;s lsquo;inner lifersquo;.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Einsentein and the construction of Mexicos IdentityBy Fernando Bermudez BarreiroJust when the Mexican Revolution had given Mexico an opportunity to reinvent itself. one of the most famous directors of the time. Sergei Einsentein came to this country to create and condensed an image of Mexico that will define its new identity inside and outside the country. With the help of Mexican artists and intellectuals that had already invented a Mexico. that although more rethorics than real . seem vivid and alive. he built images about our nation that will trespass time and space. Beautifully written. insightful and very well documented. In Excess is a fantastic book to understand those exciting years after the Revolution as well as the art movement that make this moment so precious in Mexican History.
