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Power and Identity: The Case of Islamabad

Authors :
Saboohi Sarshar
Source :
Journal of Urban History. 45:247-264
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2017.

Abstract

This article observes how the concept of power and national identity produced space in 1960’s Islamabad, the new capital city of Pakistan. In World War II’s aftermath, many capital cities emerged which were seen as their nation’s representation by negating or reinforcing ties with sovereign or imperial power. Pakistan is one such nation that gained independence from the British in 1947. Islamabad designed by Constantinos A. Doxiadis in 1959 aimed to construct its identity in a postcolonial paradigm. This article studies the urban layout and pattern of the city and emphasizes the relation of power and identity on its social constructs and making.

Details

ISSN :
15526771 and 00961442
Volume :
45
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Urban History
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........4180984824590148aa5313c5edb24f2e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0096144217702368