Jakarta, Drawing the City Near

by AbdouMaliq Simone

Book Overview

Jakarta, a city rife with disparities like many cities in the Global South, is undergoing rapid change. Alongside its megastructures, high-rise residential buildings, and franchised convenience stores, Jakarta's massive slums and off-hour street markets foster an unsettled urban population surviving in difficult conditions. But where does the vast middle of urban life fit into this dichotomy? In Jakarta, Drawing the City Near , AbdouMaliq Simone examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816693358
• ISBN13: 9780816693351
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"