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Title Controlling the capital : political dominance in the urbanizing world / edited by Tom Goodfellow and David Jackman
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Summary This edited volume presents a cross-regional comparative study of the role of capital cities and urbanization in the rise of authoritarianism. It explores the multiple ways in which authoritarian regimes have been attempting to build and sustain long-term dominance, drawing on six diverse case studies from Africa and Asia
Notes Also issued in print: 2023
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 4, 2023)
Subject Urbanization -- Political aspects
Authoritarianism -- Social aspects
Capitals (Cities) -- Political aspects
Urbanization -- Political aspects.
Society & culture: general.
Society.
Form Electronic book
Author Goodfellow, Tom, editor.
Jackman, David, editor
ISBN 9780191964268
0191964263
9780192694485
0192694480