This book describes and analyzes the phenomenon of spontaneous transformation in self-built houses in the context of developing countries. After describing briefly the history of self-built houses and the phenomenon of transformation around the world; it focuses on its context; the city of Dhaka. Firstly it describes the physical patterns of spontaneous transformation. Then it explains the explicit reasons behind those transformations. Finally; it carefully unveils the implicit values that are hidden behind those explicit reasons. The entire book is an ethnographic journey; which not only expresses unique stories of living with transformation; but also captivates the reader throughout with its compelling way of qualitative judgment.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great bookBy CTLots of good essays on the movies and a couple on the games. My favorite would have to be the ones on Ada Wong and Resident Evil 5.The discussion of Ada Wong focused on her role as a femme fatale and how she was different from others in Hollywood cinema because her "dangerous woman" status was empowering rather than disempowering. The Resident Evil 5 discussion did an excellent discussion on how the game was actually the opposite of racist since it focused on the idea of Western exploitation of African natives even if it was highly critical of Chris Redfield.A little too much focus on the Wonderland parallels as the Alice essays kept discussing her as a stand-in for Lewis Carolls creation; though a few did interesting talk about her role as a transhuman. There were also some good discussions about the role of the zombie in discussing scientific ethics and how the Umbrella corporation represents the apotheosis of unethical science linked with corporate greed.Excellent food for thought if youre in the mood to discuss the intellectualism of a zombie-shooting game and its spin-offs.