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Understanding the City through its Margins

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Cities the world over and in particular developing countries suffer from uneven development and inequality. This is often coupled with the view that these inequalities constitute unfortunate anomalies. In contrast, this edited volume draws out the ways in which the city has not been able to exist without its margins, both materially, ideationally, and socially. In this book the margins are, first, the mirrors of the city and, second, a fundamental route through which various centers can legitimate and sustain their power. Contemporary case studies are compared to a number of those from history with the accent on Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and engage with the underlying theoretical questions of what is the urban margin and what is marginality in urban society and spaces?

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ISBN: 9781138045897
Publication date: 27th July 2017
Author: André (Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, Germany) Chappatte
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 190 pages
Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
Genres: Regional / International studies
Development studies
Urban communities
Regional geography
African history
Asian history
Industrialisation and industrial history