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  • Urban Challenges in the Globalizing Middle-East

    Social Value of Public Spaces

    Edited by Simona Azzali, Silvia Mazzetto, Attilio Petruccioli ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This publication aims to investigate the nature of social life in public and urban spaces in the cities of the Middle East, considering the value of environmental approaches. It aims to develop a better understanding of the patterns of social interactions and activities in public places, which have been influenced by cultural heritage values.Sustainable and livable open spaces can help in ... Read more

    $167.99 CAD

  • The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai

    by Hiba Noor Khan ...
    Illustrated by Rita Petruccioli ...
    Series series Extraordinary Lives
    Malala Yousafzai is:A studentA campaignerAn inspiration__________Malala is known across the world for her bravery, resilience and hope in the face of terrifying adversity.From playing in the Swat Valley in Pakistan to making speeches at the United Nations, she has become an inspiration for people fighting for justice.Discover what it took for one incredible girl to become the voice of so many, in ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Understanding Islamic Architecture

    Edited by Attilo Petruccioli, Khalil K. Pirani ...
    The ongoing debate among practitioners and in academia about the meaning and understanding of Islamic architecture will be energized by this book. It contains essays by architects and academics from various parts of the world which clarify how the carious disciplines of the design profession can be employed to build in the spirit of Islam.Divided into three sections the book covers:*meaning from ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

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    Cultural Capital of Europe?

    Edited by Deniz Göktürk, Levent Soysal, Ipek Tureli ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Looking at the globalization, urban regeneration, arts events and cultural spectacles, this book considers a city not until now included in the global city debate.Divided into five parts, each preceded by an editorial introduction, this book is an interdisciplinary study of an iconic city, a city facing conflicting social, political and cultural pressures in its search for a place in Europe and on ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • Popular Culture and Political Identity in the Arab Gulf States

    Edited by Robert Springborg, Alsharekh Alanoud ...
    Series Book 6 - SOAS Middle East Issues S.
    As the Gulf assumes an ever more important identity in the global political economy, we see the emergence of a new popular and political culture underpinning its increasingly self-confident national identities. This volume explores the new dynamism of the Gulf, reflected not just in high-rise buildings and booming stock markets, but also manifested in the realms of art, ideas and expression, and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Transnational Middle East

    People, Places, Borders

    Edited by Leïla Vignal ...
    Series series New Regionalisms Series
    The Middle East has been undergoing new crises since the powerful socio-political uprisings known as the Arab Spring took place in several countries in 2011. Some countries are experiencing a long-term collapse of their political and social structures out of internal conflicts and external interventions.The Transnational Middle East posits that, in the Middle East, the development of regional ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • The Evolving Arab City

    Tradition, Modernity and Urban Development

    Edited by Yasser Elsheshtawy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Today cities of the Arab world are subject to many of the same problems as other world cities, yet too often they are ignored in studies of urbanisation.This collection reveals the contrasts and similarities between older, traditional Arab cities and the newer oil-stimulated cities of the Gulf in their search for development and a place in the world order. The eight cities which form the core of ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Dubai: Behind an Urban Spectacle

    by Yasser Elsheshtawy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Yasser Elsheshtawy explores Dubai’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 city’s urban development.With the help of case studies and surveys this book explores the economic and political forces driving Dubai’s ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Global Dreams

    Space, Class, and Gender in Middle-Class Cairo

    by Anouk de Koning ...
    At the start of the twenty-first century, Cairo's cityscape has acquired a spectacular global touch. Its luxurious five-star hotels, high-rise office buildings, immaculately clean malls, and swanky coffee shops serving café latte and caesar salad, along with the budding gated communities in the city's desert expanses, exemplify three decades of economic liberalization. In the surrounding social ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Designing Urban Transformation

    by Aseem Inam ...
    While designers possess the creative capabilities of shaping cities, their often-singular obsession with form and aesthetics actually reduces their effectiveness as they are at the mercy of more powerful generators of urban form. In response to this paradox, Designing Urban Transformation addresses the incredible potential of urban practice to radically change cities for the better. The book ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Tourism in the Middle East

    Continuity, Change and Transformation

    Edited by Dr. Rami Farouk Daher ...
    Series Book 9 - Tourism and Cultural Change
    This edited volume on tourism in the Middle East embodies a multi-discursive approach to the study of tourism in the region offering not only different perspectives but qualifying local knowledge and realities. The book re-examines the discourse of tourism within geopolitical contemporary regional realities. The book re-conceptualizes tourism as a discourse linked to heritage and identity ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Cities' Identity Through Architecture and Arts

    Proceedings of the International Conference on Cities' Identity through Architecture and Arts (CITAA 2017), May 11-13, 2017, Cairo, Egypt

    Edited by Anna Catalani, Zeinab Nour, Antonella Versaci, Dean Hawkes, Hocine Bougdah, Adolf Sotoca, Mahmoud Ghoneem, Ferdinando Trapani ...
    Every city has its unique and valuable identity, this identity is revealed through its physical and visual form, it is seen through the eyes of its residents and users. The city develops over time, and its identity evolves with it. Reflecting the rapid and constant changes the city is subjected to, Architecture and Arts, is the embodiment of the cultural, historical, and economical characteristics ... Read more

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