{"product_id":"jakarta-abidin-kusno-9789813252264","title":"Jakarta: City of a Thousand Dimensions","description":"\u003cb\u003eA study of the forces that shaped Jakarta into the city it is today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Indonesian writer Seno Gumira Ajidarma has called Jakarta a city of a thousand dimensions. A megacity of 30 million under threat from rising sea levels and temperatures, Jakarta and its resilient residents improvise and thrive. This book teases out some of the dimensions that have given shape to contemporary Jakarta, including the city's expanded flexibility in accommodating capital and labor, and the consistent lack of planning that can be understood as a result of both politics and the poetics of governing in the region. \u003ci\u003eJakarta\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for those seeking to understand one of Asia's most dynamic cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Abidin Kusno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 981325226X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789813252264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National University of Singapore Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Abidin Kusno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44149618409727,"sku":"9789813252264","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2c878fbd-8c34-4e6f-9b38-c328b69907a7.jpg?v=1688457651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jakarta-abidin-kusno-9789813252264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}