Shanghai literary imaginings :: a city in transformation /

This book draws on a wide range of methods--including approaches from literary studies, cultural studies, and urban sociology--to analyze the transformation of Shanghai through rapid growth and widespread urban renewal. Lena Scheen explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and...

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1. Verfasser: Scheen, Lena
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Schriftenreihe:Asian cities (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 3.
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Zusammenfassung:This book draws on a wide range of methods--including approaches from literary studies, cultural studies, and urban sociology--to analyze the transformation of Shanghai through rapid growth and widespread urban renewal. Lena Scheen explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9048522234
9789048522231
9789089645876
908964587X