Review of Tanzil Shafique 2025: City of Desire: An Urban Biography of the Largest Slum in Bangladesh. London: Bloomsbury.
Abstract
Tanzil Shafique’s City of Desire is a collection of essays that dispel any foundational claims on capitalist urbanization processes. Who is ‘the capitalist’? Who is ‘the helper’? What is ‘the capital’? What is ‘the land’? Through the origin story of Korail, the largest slum in Bangladesh, Shafique draws readers’ attention to what truly fuels […]
Fields of Study & Subjects
Urban and Rural Development Challenges
Urban Planning and Governance
Urban Development and Societal Issues
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN