Behind the Postcolonial

• List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part One: Architecture 1.Origins Revisited. 2.Modern Architecture and Traditional Policy. 3.Recreating Origins. Part Two: Urban Space 4.The Violence of Categories. 5.Colonial Replica. 6.Custodians of (Trans)nationality. Part Three: (Trans)national Imaginings 7.Professional and National Dreams. 8.Spectre of Comparisons. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index.

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