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Urban Societies in East-Centra...Whilst much has been written about early modern urban history, the majority of... Whilst much has been written about early modern urban history, the majority of this work has focussed on Western Europe with relatively little available in English on towns and cities in the former communist East. However, in recent years urban sc more
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Learning from the Japanese Cit...Japanese cities are amongst the most intriguing and confounding anywhere. Thei... Japanese cities are amongst the most intriguing and confounding anywhere. Their structures, patterns of building and broader visual characteristics defy conventional urban design theories, and the book explores why this is so. Like its cities, Jap more
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East West Perspectives on 21st...Published in 1999. Analyzing and chronicling the continued development of key ... Published in 1999. Analyzing and chronicling the continued development of key information, communication and fast transport networks at a global and regional level, this book looks at the transition to an information-based economy, and its urban i more
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Archaeology of the Military Or...First Published in 2004. Including previously unpublished and little known mat... First Published in 2004. Including previously unpublished and little known material, this cutting-edge book presents a detailed discussion of the archaeological evidence of the five military orders in the Latin East: the Hospitallers; the Templars more
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World Heritage, Urban Design a...Urban planners and conservationists in historic cities around the world grappl... Urban planners and conservationists in historic cities around the world grapple with the competing interests of conservation, urban design, and economic and social development. This book offers an interdisciplinary approach to the key relationship more
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Contemporary Urban Landscapes ...The Middle East is well-known for its historic gardens that have developed ove... The Middle East is well-known for its historic gardens that have developed over more than two millenniums. The role of urban landscape projects in Middle Eastern cities has grown in prominence, with a gradual shift in emphasis from gardens for the more
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Architecture and Urban Transfo...This book explores the complex relationship between societies, architecture, a... This book explores the complex relationship between societies, architecture, and urbanism of market halls, traditional souqs, bazaars, and speciality street markets in the Middle East and North Africa. It addresses how these trading environments i more
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Neo-historical East Berlin: Ar...In the years prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the leaders of the German D... In the years prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the leaders of the German Democratic Republic planned to construct a city center that was simultaneously modern and historical, consisting of both redesign of old buildings and new architectural d more
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Transport Planning and Mobilit...This book critically explores the relationship between mobility patterns, tran... This book critically explores the relationship between mobility patterns, transport provision and urban development in East African cities.Bringing together contributions on the futures of mobility in urban East Africa, the chapters examin more
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Conflict in Urban Development:...Published in 1992, the aim of this book is to give both the professional plann... Published in 1992, the aim of this book is to give both the professional planner and the student a feel for the current arguments alive in planning policy circles and to introduce relevant contemporary research. This book has developed out of a se more
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Being Urban: Community, Confli...In Being Urban, Simon Goldhill and his team of outstanding urbanists explore t... In Being Urban, Simon Goldhill and his team of outstanding urbanists explore the meaning of the urban condition, with particular reference to the Middle East. As Goldhill explains in his introduction, 'What is a good city?', five question more
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Local Organizations and Urban ...This edited collection brings together enterprising pieces of new research on ... This edited collection brings together enterprising pieces of new research on the many forms of organization in East and Southeast Asia that are sponsored or mandated by government, but engage widespread participation at the grassroots level. Stra more
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East India Company and Urban E...This book makes a pioneering attempt to analyse the linkages between the rule ... This book makes a pioneering attempt to analyse the linkages between the rule of East India Company and urban environment in colonial India over more than a half-century - from 1746 to 1803 - through a study of the city of Madras (present Chennai) more
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Urban Waste and Sanitation Ser...Urban sanitation and solid waste sectors are under significant pressure in Eas... Urban sanitation and solid waste sectors are under significant pressure in East Africa due to the lack of competent institutional capacity and the growth of the region's urban population. This book presents and applies an original analytical appro more
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Delicious Words: East Asian Fo...As societies across the globe are becoming increasingly interwoven at an unpre... As societies across the globe are becoming increasingly interwoven at an unprecedented speed and across an impressive scope, so too is the world of food, allowing the English language to develop an ever-widening culinary vocabulary. This book exam more
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English in East and South Asia...This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in ... This book provides a first systematic and comprehensive account of English in East and South Asia (EESA) based on current research by scholars in the field. It has several unique features. Firstly, it provides a rigorous theoretical overview that more
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African Literatures in English...Here is an introduction to the history of English writing from East and West A... Here is an introduction to the history of English writing from East and West Africa drawing on a range of texts from the slave diaspora to the post-war upsurge in African English language and literature from these regions. more
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Literary Modernity Between the...Providing a broad ranging and unique comparative study of the development of E... Providing a broad ranging and unique comparative study of the development of English, Persian and Arabic literature, this book looks at their interrelations with specific reference to modernity, nationalism and social value. It gives a strong theo more
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Research on English Language T...The tenth volume in the TIRF-Routledge series, this book features research on ... The tenth volume in the TIRF-Routledge series, this book features research on the teaching and learning of English in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). With chapters written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees and internationally k more
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Orientalist Poetics: The Islam...Orientalist Poetics is the only book on literary orientalism that spans the ni... Orientalist Poetics is the only book on literary orientalism that spans the nineteenth century in both England and France with particular attention to poetry and poetics. It convincingly demonstrates orientalism's centrality to the evolution of po more
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