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Garden Cities and Colonial Planning: Transnationality and Urban Ideas in Africa and Palestine
Liora Biogon
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Description for Garden Cities and Colonial Planning: Transnationality and Urban Ideas in Africa and Palestine
Paperback. A study of European planning ideas in the form of garden city concepts and practices in their broadest sense, and the ways these were transmitted, diffused and diverted in various colonial territories and situations Editor(s): Bigon, Liora; Katz, Yossi. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; Mackenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 216 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1H; HBJF1; HBJH; HBTQ; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 344.
This collection is a study of the process by which European planning concepts and practices were transmitted, diffused and diverted in various colonial territories and situations. The socio-political, geographical and cultural implications are analysed here through case studies from the global South, namely from French and British colonial territories in Africa as well as from Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine. The book focuses on the transnational aspects of the garden city, taking into account frameworks and documentation that extend beyond national borders, and includes contributions from an international network of specialists. Their comparative views and geographical focus ... Read more
This collection is a study of the process by which European planning concepts and practices were transmitted, diffused and diverted in various colonial territories and situations. The socio-political, geographical and cultural implications are analysed here through case studies from the global South, namely from French and British colonial territories in Africa as well as from Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine. The book focuses on the transnational aspects of the garden city, taking into account frameworks and documentation that extend beyond national borders, and includes contributions from an international network of specialists. Their comparative views and geographical focus ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526106780
SKU
V9781526106780
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99-15
About Liora Biogon
Liora Bigon is Research Fellow in European Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Yossi Katz is Professor in Geography and Environmental Studies at Bar-Ilan University, Israel -- .
Reviews for Garden Cities and Colonial Planning: Transnationality and Urban Ideas in Africa and Palestine
The volume is indeed a welcomed addition to the literature on colonial urbanism.
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