TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bracken,Gregory
AU  - Daniell,Thomas
AU  - Ducruet,César
AU  - Febrica,Senia
AU  - Gonzaga,Elmo
AU  - Habib,Kishwar
AU  - Hirsh,Max
AU  - Kleeman,Faye Yuan
AU  - Lee,Kah-Wee
AU  - Lee,Wilson Wai Shing
AU  - Logan,William
AU  - Martin,Bridget
AU  - Meulder,Bruno De
AU  - Padawangi,Rita
AU  - Valjakka,Minna
AU  - Zhou,Ying
TI  - Asian Cities: Colonial to Global: Colonial to Global 
T2  - Asian Cities
SN  - 9789089649317
AV  - HT147.A2 A835 2015
U1  - 307.76095 
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Amsterdam : 
PB  - Amsterdam University Press, 
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Asia
KW  - Singapore
KW  - Colonial cities
KW  - History
KW  - Asian Studies
KW  - Urban Cultures
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Asia, Cities, Architecture, Urbanism, Postcolonialism
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Bibliography --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; Part One Post-Colonialism --; 1. Gambling, City, Nation --; 2. The Death Of The Pasar Malam --; 3. Artifice And Authenticity --; 4. Urban Art Images And The Concerns Of Mainlandization In Hong Kong --; Part Two Networks --; 5. Honkon Nippō And Hong Kong-Japan Relations --; 6. Chain Reactions --; 7. Old Networks With New Users --; 8. Asian Cities In The Global Maritime Network Since The Late Nineteenth Century --; 9. Back To The Future --; Part Three Cities And Buildings --; 10. Rallying Towards The Nation --; 11. Selectively Connected --; 12. The Vernacular And The Spectacular --; 13. Heritage In Times Of Rapid Transformation --; 14. Small-Scale, Bottom-Up --; Conclusion --; Contributors; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048528240?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789048528240
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9789048528240/original
ER  -