Postcolonial Dublin(1st Edition) Imperial Legacies And The Built Environment by AndrewKincaid Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 2006 by Univ Of Minnesota Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4346-2, ISBN: 0-8166-4346-6
"This work is a groundbreaking examination of how history and politics can change the face of a city. For hundreds of years, Ireland has been a testing ground for colonizing techniques. "Postcolonial Dublin" shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. From suburban development to building facades, the conflict between nationalists and colonialists has ins ..."
Postcolonial Dublin(1st Edition) Imperial Legacies And The Built Environment by AndrewKincaid Hardcover, 267 Pages, Published 2006 by Univ Of Minnesota Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4345-5, ISBN: 0-8166-4345-8
"For hundreds of years, Ireland has been a testing ground for colonizing techniques. Postcolonial Dublin shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. From suburban development to building facades, the conflict between nationalists and colonialists has inscribed itself on Dublin’s landscape. Andrew Kincaid illustrates how the architecture and urban planning ..."
"City leaders now confront a global competition for economic investment. Not surprisingly, urban elites have cast about for strategies that promise to secure for their cities a share of this future of global economic growth. What is remarkable, however, is that so many of these urban growth strategies are largely symbolic in nature. We see, for example, city leaders competing madly for the Olympics so that they can broadcast spectacular ..."
"City leaders now confront a global competition for economic investment. Not surprisingly, urban elites have cast about for strategies that promise to secure for their cities a share of this future of global economic growth. What is remarkable, however, is that so many of these urban growth strategies are largely symbolic in nature. We see, for example, city leaders competing madly for the Olympics so that they can broadcast spectacular ..."
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"What has happened to cities after the global economic recession? "Sustaining Cities" answers this question by explaining how failed governmental policies contributed to urban problems and offering best practices for solving them.From social scientists and urban planners to architects and literary and film critics, the authors of this unique collection suggest real responses to this crisis. Could the drastic declines in housing markets h ..."