<P><P><EM>Globalization, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia</EM> presents a detailed examination of the underlying issues of urban life in the Far East.</P><P>Leading authorities on globalization and politics in the region cover key themes of continuity and change: </P><UL><LI>relationships between civil society and the production of urban spaces. Chapters focus on various types of civic spaces that provide spaces for life that are autonomous from state and capital</LI><LI>ten case studies explore a wide variety of contexts ranging from spaces where lower classes congregated in ancient Chinese cities to cyberspaces of the contemporary internet</LI><LI>the history and role of civil society in social and political philosophies of societies in the Pacific Asia region</LI><LI>tendencies and issues related to specific types of civic spaces in a given city. Several studies find that great stress has been placed on long-standing community and civic spaces</LI><LI>common themes, patterns and issues as well as singularities of each particular context. In this way it can contribute to the broader (mostly Western) literature on society and space</LI><LI>the future of cities in Pacific Asia from the perspective of civic space. Can civic spaces be routinely created rather than appropriated through civil society-state-economy struggles?</LI><P></P></UL><P>Most research on globalization and civil society has focused on the West, this unique book brings together a tight analysis and a series of ten case studies on Pacific Asian countries. It alsotheorizes and empirically explores the relationships between civil society and the production of urban spaces.</P></P>

Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Globalization, the City and Civil Society in Pacific Asia
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2007-09-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415397896
Lib Category: Political participation - Southeast Asia
Lib Category: Civil society - Southeast Asia
Category: Social Science : Anthropology - Cultural
Category: Social Science : Sociology - Urban
Category: Political Science : Globalization