Islamabad and the Politics of International Development in Pakistan

ISBN-13: 9781107679993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 331 str.

Markus Daechsel

Opis

This book offers a transnational history of Pakistan's development in the 1950s and 1960s, and the creation of the capital city Islamabad.

Recenzje

'In conclusion, Markus Daechsel's book offers a fine-grained and sophisticated analysis of the complex and deeply conflicted inter-face between development and post-colonial state formation, and is relevant for those who study South Asia and also for scholars of urban history, urban studies/planning, development studies …' Nausheen H. Anwar, Journal of Historical Geography

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Architect of development; 2. The consultant's gaze; 3. From great plan to great project; 4. On the road to Islamabad; 5. Planning the Muslim city of the future; 6. The consultant under attack; Conclusion; Bibliography.