Writing the lines of connection: Unveiling the strange language of urbanization

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 989-1027

  Boucher, Nathalie ^a   Cavalcanti, Mariana ^b   Kipfer, Stefan ^c   Pieterse, Edgar ^d   Rao, Vyjayanthi ^d   Smith, Nasra ^d  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

^b FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arts; Global South; Imaginaries; Postcolonial urbanism; Slums

Indexed keywords

ART; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; POST-COLONIALISM; URBANIZATION;

EID: 58049197821     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2008.00827.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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