The Geopolitics of Spectacle: Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia

Why do autocrats build spectacular new capital cities? In The Geopolitics of Spectacle, Natalie Koch considers how autocratic rulers use "spectacular" projects to shape state-society relations, but rather than focus on the standard approach—on the project itself—she considers the unspectacular "others." The contrasting views of those from the...

• | Author: Natalie Koch
• | Publisher: Cornell University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2018
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781501720918
• | ISBN-10: 1501720910