Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-285) and index.
Contents
The emerging urbanity of Dubai -- Arab cities and globalization -- The other Dubai : a photo essay -- The illusive history of Dubai -- The transformation of Dubai or towards the age of megastructures -- Spectacular architecture and urbanism -- The spectacular and the everyday : Dubai's retail landscape -- Transient city : Dubai's forgotten urban spaces -- Global Dubai or Dubaization.
