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6 novembre 2019
- doi: 10.4000/books.ifpo.8224
- isbn: 9782905465078
- eisbn: 9782351594650
https://www.openedition.org/12554 , info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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histoire urbaine Amman Jordanie urbanisation espace urbain communautés développement urbain urban history Amman Jordan urbanization urban space communities urban development History HIS002000 HIS026000 HIS037010 HBJF1 HBLA HBLCSujets proches
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Seteney Shami, « Re-Searching the City: Urban Space and its Complexities », Presses de l’Ifpo, ID : 10.4000/books.ifpo.8224
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How can research on Amman be contextualized within the main concerns of the social sciences and urban studies? Cities like Amman are not among the prototypes which have for long provided, and continue still to provide, the models for theories of urbanism. These have been cities like Chicago, New York and London; Delhi, Lima and Brasilia; Damascus, Cairo and Fez. Recasting old questions in new contexts is always illuminating, however, and re-searching the city in Amman may be a valuable additi...