Everyday Life in the Spectacular City Plant Biotechnology Jo Teeuwisse

Jo Teeuwisse

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she is faced with an awful truth

and the myriad forms of love

Everyday Life in the Spectacular City Plant Biotechnology Jo TeeuwisseEveryday Life in the Spectacular City is a groundbreaking urban ethnography that reveals how middle class citizens and longtime residents of Dubai interact with the city's so called superficial spaces to create meaningful social lives. Rana AlMutawa shows that inhabitants adapt themselves to top down development projects, from big malls to megaprojects. These structures serve residents' evolving social needs, transforming Dubai's spectacular spaces