Natalie Koch 
The Geopolitics of Spectacle [EPUB ebook] 
Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia

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Why do autocrats build spectacular new capital cities? In The Geopolitics of Spectacle, Natalie Koch considers how autocratic rulers use ‘spectacular’ projects to shape state-society relations, but rather than focus on the standard approach—on the project itself—she considers the unspectacular ‘others.’ The contrasting views of those from the poorest regions toward these new national capitals help her develop a geographic approach to spectacle.

Koch uses Astana in Kazakhstan to exemplify her argument, comparing that spectacular city with others from resource-rich, nondemocratic nations in central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. The Geopolitics of Spectacle draws new political-geographic lessons and shows that these spectacles can be understood only from multiple viewpoints, sites, and temporalities. Koch explicitly theorizes spectacle geographically and in so doing extends the analysis of governmentality into new empirical and theoretical terrain.

With cases ranging from Azerbaijan to Qatar and Myanmar, and an intriguing account of reactions to the new capital of Astana from the poverty-stricken Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan, Koch’s book provides food for thought for readers in human geography, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, political science, international affairs, and post-Soviet and central Asian studies.

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Introduction: Spectacular Urbanism and the New Capitals of Asia
1. Approaching Spectacle Geographically
2. From Almaty to Astana: Capitalizing the Territory in Kazakhstan
3. From Astana to Aral: Making Inequality Enchant in Kazakhstan’s Hinterlands
4. From Astana to Asia: Spectacular Cities and the New Capitals of Asia Compared
Conclusion: Synecdoche and the Geopolitics of Spectacular Urbanism in Asia

Over de auteur

Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. She has published numerous articles in journals such as Political Geography, Central Asian Survey, IJMES, and Geoforum.

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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 210 ● ISBN 9781501720932 ● Bestandsgrootte 3.1 MB ● Uitgeverij Cornell University Press ● Stad Ithaca ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2018 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 6366035 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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