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Shanghai and the edges of empires.
Shanghai and the Edges of Empires analyzes a century-long shift of urbanity from Chinas heartland to its shore. Simultaneously appropriating and resisting imposing forces, Shanghai opened itself to subversive practices, becoming a crucible of creativity and modernism. Meng Yue reveals the paradoxica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
Univ Of Minnesota Press,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Shanghai and the Edges of Empires analyzes a century-long shift of urbanity from Chinas heartland to its shore. Simultaneously appropriating and resisting imposing forces, Shanghai opened itself to subversive practices, becoming a crucible of creativity and modernism. Meng Yue reveals the paradoxical interdependence between imperial and imperialist histories and the retranslation of culture that characterized the emergence of the city of Shanghai. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (pages) |
| ISBN: | 1433711141 9781433711145 |