{"product_id":"9781405192774","title":"Worlding Cities Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWorlding Cities\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAsian Experiments and the Art of Being Global\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnanya Roy | Aihwa Ong\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ Urban \u0026amp; Land Use Planning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWorlding Cities\u003c\/i\u003e is the first serious examination of Asian urbanism to highlight the connections between different Asian models and practices of urbanization. It includes important contributions from a respected group of scholars across a range of generations, disciplines, and sites of study.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the new theoretical framework of ‘worlding’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubstantially expands and updates the themes of capital and culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a unique collection of authors across generations, disciplines, and sites of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how references to Asian power, success, and hegemony make possible urban development and limit urban politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAnanya Roy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of City and Regional Planning and Co-Director of Global Metropolitan Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003ePoverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAihwa Ong\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Socio-cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her most recent publications are \u003ci\u003ePrivatizing China, Socialism from Afar\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eAsian Biotech: Ethics and Communities of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 August 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405192774\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310425763980,"sku":"9781405192774","price":87.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405192774_e52d26e6-f7fb-4165-bac4-203c383d6a80.jpg?v=1780157191","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405192774","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}