Sites of modernity : Asian cities in the transitory moments of trade, colonialism, and nationalism /: Asian cities in the transitory moments of trade, colonialism, and nationalism. ([2016])
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- Book
- Title:
- Sites of modernity : Asian cities in the transitory moments of trade, colonialism, and nationalism /: Asian cities in the transitory moments of trade, colonialism, and nationalism. ([2016])
- Main Title:
- Sites of modernity : Asian cities in the transitory moments of trade, colonialism, and nationalism
- Further Information:
- Note: Wasana Wongsurawat, editor.
- Authors:
- Wongsurawat, Wasana
- Contents:
- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Teaching Civilization:The Role of a French Education in the Development of Modernity in Shanghai -- Chapter 2 Scientific Institutions as Sites for Dissemination and Contestation: Emergence of Colonial Calcutta as a Science City -- Chapter 3 Management of 'Public Spaces': Case-Study of Roads in Bangkok in the Reign of King Rama V -- Chapter 4 A city-state as migrant nation: Singapore from the colonial to the Asian modern -- Chapter 5 Whose Home? Cultural-pluralism and Preservation of Japanese Colonial Heritage in Taipei City -- Chapter 6 Home-Base of an Exiled People: Hong Kong and Overseas Chinese Activism from Thailand -- Chapter 7 Bangkok: From an Antique to a Modern City -- Chapter 8 Nationalism in Indian Architecture: A Modern Trajectory in Twentieth Century India -- Chapter 9 From the Demolition of Monasteries to the Installation of Neon Lights: The Politics of Urban Construction in the Mongolian People's Republic.
- Publisher Details:
- Berlin : Springer-Verlag
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Copyright Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (vii, 179 pages)
- Subjects:
- 909.81
History
Civilization, Modern -- 19th century
Civilization, Modern -- 20th century
HISTORY / World
Civilization, Modern
Public opinion, Western
Social Science -- Anthropology -- General
Social Science -- Sociology -- General
Social Science -- Emigration & Immigration
Anthropology
Sociology
Migration, immigration & emigration
Anthropology
Migration
History -- General
History
Asia -- Foreign public opinion, Western
Asia
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9783662457269
3662457261 - Related ISBNs:
- 9783662457252
3662457253 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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