{"product_id":"9780816656318","title":"Dubai, the City as Corporation","description":"Author: Ahmed Kanna\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780816656318\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Aug 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere in the course of the late twentieth century, Dubai became more than itself. The city was, suddenly, a postmodern urban spectacle rising from the desert-preciselythe glittering global consumer utopia imagined by Dubai's rulers and merchant elite. In \u003ci\u003eDubai, the City as Corporation\u003c\/i\u003e, Ahmed Kanna looks behind this seductive vision to reveal the role of cultural and political forces in shaping both the image and the reality of Dubai.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919105114270,"sku":"ING-9780816656318","price":41.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780816656318.jpg?v=1782807787","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780816656318","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}