Kristin Stapleton (State University of New Y University at Buffalo

The Modern City in Asia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Element analyzes how concepts and practices associated with the 'modern city' were received, transformed, and contested in Asia over the past 150 years.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Global Urban History
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 154g
• ISBN-13: 9781108994927
• ISBN-10: 110899492X
• Artikelnr.: 64036277

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Asia's Urban History and the Concept of the Modern City
2. Colonial Cities in the Age of European Imperialism
3. Emulation and Innovation in Cities Controlled by Asians before WWII
4. Asian-Based Critiques of City-Centered Development
5. Asian Cities during the Cold War: Decolonization and Development
6. Contemporary Urbanism in Asia and Asian Cities of the Future.