Tim Bunnell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore.

'A valuable contribution to explicating Malaysia's choice, rationale and pitfalls of its development.' Yue-Man Yeung, Urban Studies'There are many strengths to this book, including a tight and well-organized presentation, large and clear illustrations, detailed references and a comprehensive index. it should be welcomed by the scholarly community and government officials interested in seeking to understand how a dynamic nation in south-east Asia charts its own course of nation-building and development in the twentieth century.'Yue-Man Yeung, Urban Studies

• List of figures Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. Introduction Part 1 Framing Malaysia: Concept and Context 2. Modernity, Space and the Government of Landscape 3. Positioning Malaysia: Connections, Division and Development Part 2 On Route 2020 4. Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC): Global Reorientation 5. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya: Intelligent Cities, Intelligent Citizens 6. Beneath the Intelligent Cities: Socio-spatial Dividing Practices 7. Conclusion Reference

Tim Bunnell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore.

'A valuable contribution to explicating Malaysia's choice, rationale and pitfalls of its development.' Yue-Man Yeung, Urban Studies'There are many strengths to this book, including a tight and well-organized presentation, large and clear illustrations, detailed references and a comprehensive index. it should be welcomed by the scholarly community and government officials interested in seeking to understand how a dynamic nation in south-east Asia charts its own course of nation-building and development in the twentieth century.'Yue-Man Yeung, Urban Studies

• List of figures Acknowledgements List of abbreviations 1. Introduction Part 1 Framing Malaysia: Concept and Context 2. Modernity, Space and the Government of Landscape 3. Positioning Malaysia: Connections, Division and Development Part 2 On Route 2020 4. Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC): Global Reorientation 5. Putrajaya and Cyberjaya: Intelligent Cities, Intelligent Citizens 6. Beneath the Intelligent Cities: Socio-spatial Dividing Practices 7. Conclusion Reference