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Southeast Asian urbanism the meaning and power of social space Hans-Dieter Evers, Rüdiger Korff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Münster, Singapore Lit Verlage, Institute of Southeast Asiaa Studies 2000.Description: viii, 268 pages 24 cmISBN:
  • 3825840212 (Germany
  • 031223628X (cloth : North America
  • 9812301011 (pbk : Singapore
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.76​09598 EVE
Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Urbanism in Southeast AsiaConstruction of Malay Cities The Development of Urbanism in Southeast Asia Circuits of Urbanization on the Malay Peninsula 3. Meaning and Power in the Construction of Urban Space The Cultural Construction of the Theravadha Buddhist City The Image of Bangkok Urbanism and Local Traditions: The Example of Korat The Cultural Images of a Sumatran Town 4. Strategies of Survival in the Cities Strategies of Articulation: Subsistence Production, Informal Sector and the Market Economy Survival Strategies in Southeast Asian Cities 5. Access to Urban Space Urban Land Tenure, Ethnicity and Space Changing Property Rights in Padang Access to Land in Bangkok Social Relations and Local Organizations.

Bibliography: p. 243-267.

1. Introduction 2. Urbanism in Southeast AsiaConstruction of Malay Cities The Development of Urbanism in Southeast Asia Circuits of Urbanization on the Malay Peninsula 3. Meaning and Power in the Construction of Urban Space The Cultural Construction of the Theravadha Buddhist City The Image of Bangkok Urbanism and Local Traditions: The Example of Korat The Cultural Images of a Sumatran Town 4. Strategies of Survival in the Cities Strategies of Articulation: Subsistence Production, Informal Sector and the Market Economy Survival Strategies in Southeast Asian Cities 5. Access to Urban Space Urban Land Tenure, Ethnicity and Space Changing Property Rights in Padang Access to Land in Bangkok Social Relations and Local Organizations.

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