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003    SIRSI 
008    160919s2010    xxua     b    001 0 eng d 
020    9780415444613 (hbk : alk. paper) 
020    9780203869703 (ebk) 
050 00 DS247.D78 |bE57 2010 
100 1  Elsheshtawy, Yasser 
245    Dubai : |bbehind an urban spectacle / |cYasser 
       Elsheshtawy. 
260    New York : |bRoutledge, |c2010 
300    viii, 294 p. : |bill. ; |c25 cm. 
490 0  Planning, history and environment series 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-285) and 
       index. 
505 0  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. 
650  0 Urbanization |zUnited Arab Emirates |zDubayy (Emirate) 
       |xHistory 
650  0 Economic development projects |zUnited Arab Emirates 
       |zDubayy (Emirate) |xHistory 
650  0 City planning |zUnited Arab Emirates |zDubayy (Emirate) 
651  0 Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) |xHistory 
651  0 Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) |xEconomic 
       conditions 
651  0 Dubayy (United Arab Emirates : Emirate) |vPictorial works