Abstract: Abstract The Persian Gulf has always been transnational or “glocal”, but the processes and mechanisms of transnationalization have changed in a way that has resulted in a morphological separation of ports from cities; a less integrated regional network of ports; and cities where homogeneity and unity, in terms of identity, class, and citizenship-status, are privileged and differences are rendered as threats that must be neutralized and controlled. This chapter offers a broad comparative perspective on the nature of urban forms and relationships at the beginning and end of the twentieth century in the Persian Gulf. It focuses on urban centers as “port cities” by considering how this form of urbanism has been revoked by and for new technologies, modes of accumulation, and forms of political control. The port cities of Basra, Bushehr, and Bandar Abbas are used as examples to illustrate how these different cities have experienced similar, yet dramatic changes in their political economies.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-12-15
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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