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050 0 0 _aNA 1473.2 .D83
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090 _aNA 1473.2 .D83 R45 2021
100 1 _aReisz, Todd,
_eauthor.
_9183500
245 1 0 _aShowpiece city :
_bhow architecture made Dubai /
_cTodd Reisz.
264 1 _aStanford, California :
_bStanford University Press,
_c[2021]
300 _a406 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aStanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aBustle -- Landscapes for production -- Hardened edges -- Taking measures : 1960 Dubai Town Plan -- Piecemeal : Al Maktoum Hospital -- Crispness : National Bank of Dubai -- Health city : Rashid Hospital -- Future flyovers : 1971 Dubai Development Plan -- All in all : Dubai World Trade Center.
520 _a"Dubai is famous for its staggering skyline and dizzying architectural wonders. In the 1950s, though, the city was little more than a small fishing settlement. Showpiece City narrates how Dubai was modernized over the course of twenty-five years by British colonial authorities and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Dubai's cityscape, chaotic and hyper-modern though it may seem, is based on the careful planning of British architect John Harris. Todd Reisz tells the story of how Dubai was planned and transformed from the 1950s to the 1970s under the auspices of global capitalism"--
600 1 0 _aHarris, John R.,
_d1919-2008.
_9192922
650 0 _aArchitecture
_zUnited Arab Emirates
_zDubai
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_9192923
650 0 _aCity planning
_zUnited Arab Emirates
_zDubai
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_9192924
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