Asian Cities: Colonial to Global

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 t...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bracken, Gregory (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Asian Cities
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Okt 2018)
Beschreibung:1 online resource 82 halftones, 9 line drawings
ISBN:9789048528240
DOI:10.1515/9789048528240

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