The consumption of Kuala Lumpur /

Kuala Lumpur is the postmodern city writ large, a city that, within the short span of a decade, has been transformed from a sleepy capital into a technological marvel with a thriving, diverse and affluent cultural life. Using anecdotes, classic Malay myths and tales, and observations based on real a...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Sardar, Ziauddin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
London : Reaktion Books, 2000.
Zusammenfassung:
Kuala Lumpur is the postmodern city writ large, a city that, within the short span of a decade, has been transformed from a sleepy capital into a technological marvel with a thriving, diverse and affluent cultural life. Using anecdotes, classic Malay myths and tales, and observations based on real and imaginary wanderings through the city, Ziauddin Sardar traces Kuala Lumpur's origins and charts the remarkable changes experienced by the city and its people, including both the recent economic crisis and the vicious power struggle between Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his ex-Deputy Anwar I
Umfang:
1 online resource (240 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
ISBN:
9786612263842
9781282263840
1282263846
9781861894182
186189418X
Schlagworte:
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) > History.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) > Civilization.
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