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With cases ranging from Azerbaijan to Qatar and Myanmar, and an intriguing account of reactions to the new capital of Astana from the poverty-stricken Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan, Koch’s book provides food for thought for readers in human geography, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, political science, international affairs, and post-Soviet and central Asian studies.
Natalie Koch is Associate Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University. She has published numerous articles in journals such as Political Geography, Central Asian Survey, IJMES, and Geoforum.
"Natalie Koch's The Geopolitics of Spectacle is a significant contribution to our understanding of autocratic rule. Koch's book explodes the democratic-authoritarian binary and demonstrates the wide variations that exist not only among autocratic states, but also among autocratic states that build spectacular cities."
Alexander C. Diener, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Kansas:
"The Geopolitics of Spectacle is extremely rich and thought provoking. Natalie Koch has woven together complex theories and deep case studies to reveal something genuinely fresh with regard to the notion of urban spectacle, authoritarian governance, and behaviors/technologies uncommonly acknowledged to exist across the political spectrum. Koch's book is a major contribution on several fronts, including within the fields of urban studies, urbanism, architecture and design, political geography, international relations, geopolitics, cultural studies, and social geography."
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