Over the last three decades, our understanding of the city worldwide has been revolutionized by three innovative theoretical concepts β globalisation, postcolonialism and a radically contested notion of modernity. The idea and even the reality of the city has been extended out of the state and natio
Globalization and Postcolonialism
β Scribed by Sankaran Krishna
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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