A new urban type: Gangsters, terrorists, global cities

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-20

  Rao, Vyjayanthi ^a  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

cinematic city; globalization; instrumental action; morality; urban charisma; urban space

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953233106     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: 14603721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X11399666     Document Type: Article

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