2013
DOI: 10.1057/udi.2013.27
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‘Send in the clown’: Re-inventing Jordan’s downtowns in space and time, case of Amman

Abstract: Identity representation in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) cities remains an arena of contestation, influenced by two factors: the ancient and recent history of western colonialism, which fostered orientalism and demarcated the dialectical relations that exist between eastern and western cultures until recently, and the evolving waves of economic-driven neo-liberalism and globalization. Focusing on the downtown areas in Amman (old downtown -the Saha and new downtown -the Abdali), the study argues that … Show more

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“…As Bogaert (2018) argues, this authoritarianism is masked under new development projects, the creation of new markets, and gentrifying policies that furthers the grip of the state over the economy and society moving beyond the traditional Moroccan markers of authority, namely religion and the monarchical institution. In Tangier, the selling of traditional homes in the Kasbah is principally viewed as an economic investment by both foreign investors and the Moroccan government to address the urban malaise (Al Rabady and Abu-Khafajah, 2015). The aim was to utilize the resources of European and American investors to rejuvenate the city, hire local workers to renovate homes, and, in the process, create new touristic markets that are ultimately under the states' control (Minca and Borghi, 2009).…”
Section: Cheap Property As Investmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…As Bogaert (2018) argues, this authoritarianism is masked under new development projects, the creation of new markets, and gentrifying policies that furthers the grip of the state over the economy and society moving beyond the traditional Moroccan markers of authority, namely religion and the monarchical institution. In Tangier, the selling of traditional homes in the Kasbah is principally viewed as an economic investment by both foreign investors and the Moroccan government to address the urban malaise (Al Rabady and Abu-Khafajah, 2015). The aim was to utilize the resources of European and American investors to rejuvenate the city, hire local workers to renovate homes, and, in the process, create new touristic markets that are ultimately under the states' control (Minca and Borghi, 2009).…”
Section: Cheap Property As Investmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Moroccan state and the global gentrifying class utilized orientalist images to "trigger processes of commodification as some aspects of local identity and culture are exploited for profit" (Al Rabady and Abu-Khafajah, 2015;Pinkster and Boterman, 2017: 458). These images reflect processes in Edward Said's seminal thesis in Orientalism (1978), which describes the impact that the centuries-old, patronizing worldviews that Europeans have held on the Muslim Other.…”
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“…This ties in with debates around 'oriental urbanism' that describe the process of regenerating areas of the MENA region in a style that was framed during colonial times. It is being argued that oriental urbanism is partly responsible for the paradoxical development now occurring in parts of Amman (see Al Rabady and Abu-Khafajah 2015).…”
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