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1. Traditions

   The “Real”, the Hyper, and the Virtual In the Built Environment

   By Nezar AlSayyad

   To Be Published December 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. Consuming Tradition, Manufacturing Heritage

   Global Norms and Urban Forms in the Age of Tourism

   Edited by Nezar Alsayyad

   From the Grand Tour to today's packages holidays, the last two centuries have witnessed an exponential growth in travel and tourism and, as the twenty-first century unfolds, people of every class and from every country will be wandering to every part of the planet.Meanwhile tourist destinations...

   To Be Published September 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Fundamentalist City?

   Religiosity and the Remaking of Urban Space

   Edited by Nezar AlSayyad, Mejgan Massoumi

   The relationship between urbanism and fundamentalism is a very complex one. This book explores how the dynamics of different forms of religious fundamentalisms are produced, represented, and practiced in the city. It attempts to establish a relationship between two important phenomena: the historic...

   Published July 21st 2010 by Routledge
4. Cinematic Urbanism

   A History of the Modern from Reel to Real

   By Nezar AlSayyad

   The city and the cinema have become inextricably intertwined over the last century, with the identities of places becoming bound up in their cinematic portrayals. We have seen the landmarks of New York, London and Tokyo turn into iconic symbols of wealth, power, status, style and culture, and for...

   Published June 14th 2006 by Routledge
5. The End of Tradition?

   Edited by Nezar Alsayyad

   Rooted in real world observations, this book questions the concept of tradition - whether contemporary globalization will prove its demise or whether there is a process of simultaneous ending and renewing. In his introduction, Nezar Alsayyad discusses the meaning of the word 'tradition' and the...

   Published December 3rd 2003 by Routledge
6. Consuming Tradition, Manufacturing Heritage

   Global Norms and Urban Forms in the Age of Tourism

   Edited by Nezar Alsayyad

   From the Grand Tour to today's packages holidays, the last two centuries have witnessed an exponential growth in travel and tourism and, as the twenty-first century unfolds, people of every class and from every country will be wandering to every part of the planet.Meanwhile tourist destinations...

   Published December 13th 2000 by Routledge