Shanghai Literary Imaginings : A City in Transformation /

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This book draws on a wide range of methods--including approaches from literary studies, cultural studies, and urban sociology--to analyze the transformation of Shanghai through rapid growth and widespread urban renewal. Lena Scheen explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scheen, Lena
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chinese literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Asian > Chinese.
Litterature chinoise > Chine > Shanghai > Histoire et critique.
Chinese literature > China > Shanghai > History and criticism.
China > Shanghai.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book draws on a wide range of methods--including approaches from literary studies, cultural studies, and urban sociology--to analyze the transformation of Shanghai through rapid growth and widespread urban renewal. Lena Scheen explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9789048522231

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