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Sites of Modernity = Asian Cities in the Transitory Moments of Trade, Colonialism, and Nationalism /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Sites of Modernity/ edited by Wasana Wongsurawat.
Reminder of title:	Asian Cities in the Transitory Moments of Trade, Colonialism, and Nationalism /
other author:	Wongsurawat, Wasana.
Description:	VII, 179 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	History. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45726-9
ISBN:	9783662457269

Sites of Modernity = Asian Cities in the Transitory Moments of Trade, Colonialism, and Nationalism /
Sites of ModernityAsian Cities in the Transitory Moments of Trade, Colonialism, and Nationalism /[electronic resource] :edited by Wasana Wongsurawat. - 1st ed. 2016. - VII, 179 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color.online resource. - The Humanities in Asia,12363-6890 ;. - The Humanities in Asia,2.

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. .

This book investigates, compares and contrasts the experience of entering into and engaging in modernity and the modern era in many parts of the Asian continent. It focuses on the coming into being, development, and transformation of major urban centers from Tokyo to Mumbai from the late 19th century to the present, providing a broad overview of this crucial period of transition in Asia, not only from diverse geographical and historical perspectives, but also incorporating a broad range of further disciplines.

ISBN: 9783662457269

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-662-45726-9doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

669538
History.

LC Class. No.: D1-DX301

Dewey Class. No.: 900

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