Steffen Wippel

The Multilevel Branding of Tangier at Temporal and Spatial Interfaces

Studies on Modern Orient | 2023


  • Abstract

    This chapter points to the multi-scalar aspects of place making. It starts its analysis of the branding of the northern Moroccan metropolis of Tangier from a comparative historical perspective: already in the first half of the 20th century, the city was strongly marketed to attract travellers and residents, but also economic and financial institutions. After a post-independence period of stagnation, it has experienced another rapid urban transformation in recent years. Its main goals are to become an international hub for trade, a major place for foreign investment, and a recognised tourism destination. The article is interested in how a wide range of actors at different national, local, and project levels contribute in multiple ways to the construction of brands for Tangier and specific places in it. Special attention is directed to how strategic communication positions the city in space and time, especially between different world regions, between several civilisational realms, and between a great past and a prosperous future.

    Edition

    Edition Klaus Schwarz

    Erschienen in

    Branding the Middle East

    Herausgeber:in(nen)

    Steffen Wippel

    Reihe

    Studies on Modern Orient

    Reihenband

    38

    Verlag

    De Gruyter Open Ltd.

    Seiten

    429-457

    ISBN

    978-3-11-074062-2

    978-3-11-074110-0

    978-3-11-074115-5

    Erscheinungsort

    Berlin

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