Asian cities

Asian cities

by Bracken, Gregory

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When people look at success stories among postcolonial nations, the focus almost always turns to Asia, where many cities in former colonies have become key locations of international commerce and culture. This book brings together a stellar group of scholars from a number of disciplines to explore the rise of Asian cities, including Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, and more. Dealing with history, geography, culture, architecture, urbanism, and other topics, the book attempts to formulate a new unde…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Asian cities. / edited by Gregory Bracken.

Summary

When people look at success stories among postcolonial nations, the focus almost always turns to Asia, where many cities in former colonies have become key locations of international commerce and culture. This book brings together a stellar group of scholars from a number of disciplines to explore the rise of Asian cities, including Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong, and more. Dealing with history, geography, culture, architecture, urbanism, and other topics, the book attempts to formulate a new understanding of what makes Asian cities such global leaders.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2015.

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"International Institute for Asian Studies publications."

The Physical Object

  • Description:381 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789089649317, 908964931X
  • oclc:ocn906678656
  • LC Classification:HT147.A2
  • Dewey Decimal:307.76095

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Asian Cities: Colonial to Global -- Gregory Bracken -- Part One -- Post-colonialism -- 1. Gambling, City, Nation -- Popular Illegality and Nation Building in Singapore, 1960s-1980s -- Kah-Wee Lee -- 2. The Death of the Pasar Malam -- The Counterpoint to Development in the Singapore Story -- Elmo Gonzaga -- 3. Artifice and Authenticity -- Postcolonial Urbanism in Macau -- Thomas Daniell -- 4. Urban Art Images and the Concerns of Mainlandization in Hong Kong -- Minna Valjakka -- Part Two -- Networks -- 5. Honkon Nippō and Hong Kong-Japan Relations -- Re-examining the Geopolitical Position of Colonial Hong Kong in East Asia before the End of World War II -- Wilson Wai Shing Lee -- 6. Chain Reactions -- Japanese Colonialism and Global Cosmopolitanism in East Asia -- Faye Yuan Kleeman -- 7. Old Networks with New Users -- Mapping Global Mobility between Dongguan and Hong Kong -- Max Hirsh -- 8. Asian Cities in the Global Maritime Network since the Late Nineteenth Century -- César Ducruet -- 9. Back to the Future -- Feasible Cost-Sharing Co-operation in the Straits of Malacca -- Senia Febrica -- Part Three -- Cities and Buildings -- 10. Rallying Towards the Nation -- Thea…

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Subjects

Asia Cities and towns Cities and towns -- Asia Cities and towns -- Singapore Colonial cities Colonial cities -- Asia Colonial cities -- History. -- Asia Colonial cities -- Singapore History Singapore Villes -- Asie Villes -- Singapour Villes coloniales -- Asie Villes coloniales -- Histoire. -- Asie Villes coloniales -- Singapour

Writers

Bracken, Gregory

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