Landed Internationals Planning Cultures, the Academy, and the Making of the Modern Middle East.

"The book studies the international culture of postwar urban planning via the case of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey. It studies "a series of legitimacy battles" between bureaucrats, academics, and other professionals "in multiple theaters across th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Erdim, Burak
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.
Temas:
Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Ankara, Turkey)
City planning > Turkey > Ankara.
Transnationalism > Economic aspects.
Housing > Turkey > Ankara.
Education, Higher > Turkey > Ankara.
Transnationalisme > Aspect économique.
Enseignement supérieur > Turquie > Ankara.
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
City planning
Economics
Education, Higher
Housing
Ankara (Turkey) > Economic aspects.
Turkey > Ankara
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The book studies the international culture of postwar urban planning via the case of the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey. It studies "a series of legitimacy battles" between bureaucrats, academics, and other professionals "in multiple theaters across the political geography of the cold war"; Erdim concludes by looking at how METU went on to become an important force in transnational housing, planning, and preservation in its own right"--
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (321 p.)
ISBN:1477321225
9781477321225

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