Jakarta, Drawing the City Near

Informationen zum Autor AbdouMaliq Simone is research professor at the University of South Australia. He is the coeditor and author of several books, including Urban Africa: Changing Contours of Survival in the City and City Life from Jakarta to Dakar: Movements of the Crossroads. Klappentext AbdouMaliq Simone is research professor at the University of South Australia. He is the coeditor and author of several books, including Urban Africa: Changing Contours of Survival in the City and City Life from Jakarta to Dakar: Movements of the Crossroads. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsPreface Introduction: Rehearsal for an Urban Commons in Jakarta 1. The Near-South: Between Megablock and Slum2. The Urban Majority: Improvised Livelihoods in Mixed-up Districts3. Devising Relations: Markets, Streets, Households, and Workshops4. Endurance: Risking the Familiar5. Inventive Policy: Integrating Residents into Running the CityConclusion: Reimagining a CommonsBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Simone, A. M. Simone, AbdouMaliq Simone
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2014
• EAN: 9780816693368
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-9336-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories