Print version: Koch, Natalie. Geopolitics of spectacle : space, synecdoche, and the new capitals of Asia. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 211 pages ISBN 9781501720932
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : spectacular urbanism and the new capitals of Asia -- Approaching spectacle geographically -- From Almaty to Astana : capitalizing the territory in Kazakhstan -- From Astana to Aral : making inequality enchant in Kazakhstan’s hinterlands -- From Astana to Asia : spectacular cities and the new capitals of Asia compared -- Conclusion : synecdoche and the geopolitics of spectacular urbanism in Asia.