Amsterdam University Press, 2015 eISBN: 978-90-485-2824-0 | Cloth: 978-90-8964-931-7 Library of Congress Classification HT147.A2A835 2015 Dewey Decimal Classification 307.76095
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ABOUT THIS BOOK 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.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY [Dr. Gregory Bracken](https://www.tudelft.nl/staff/g.bracken/) is Assistant Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy at the Urbanism Department of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands.
REVIEWS
"For continents and cities in the Global South, this is a challenging but exciting period indeed, so the book Asian Cities: Colonial to Global is certainly timely. . . . Bracken has assembled a highly knowledgeable, diverse range of authors. . . A worthwhile read."
— Michael E. Leary-Owhin, London South Bank University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Asian Cities: Colonial to Global Gregor y Bracken
Part One: Post-colonialism
1 Gambling, City, Nation
Popular Illegality and Nation Building in Singapore, 1960s-1980s Kah-Wee Lee
2 The Death of the Pasar Malam
The Counterpoint to Development in the Singapore Story Elmo Gonzaga
3 Artifice and Authenticity
Postcolonial Urbanism in Macau Thomas Daniell
4 Urban Art Images and the Concerns of Mainlandization in Hong Kong Minna Valjakka
Part Two: Networks
5 Honkon Nippo and Hong Kong-Japan Relations
Re-examining the Geopolitical Position of Colonial Hong Kong in East Asia before the End of World War II Wilson Wai Shing Lee
6 Chain Reactions
Japanese Colonialism and Global Cosmopolitanism in East Asia Faye Yuan Kleeman
7 Old Networks with New Users
Mapping Global Mobility between Dongguan and Hong Kong Max Hirsh
8 Asian Cities in the Global Maritime Network since the Late Nineteenth Century César Ducruet
9 Back to the Future
Feasible Cost-Sharing Co-operation in the Straits of Malacca Senia Febrica
Part Three: Cities and Buildings
10 Rallying Towards the Nation
Theatre of Nation Building in Post-colonial Dhaka Kishwar Habib and Bruno De Meulder
11 Selectively Connected
New Songdo and the Production of Global Space Bridget Martin
12 The Vernacular and the Spectacular
Urban Identity and Architectural Heritage in Southeast Asian Cities Rita Padawangi
13 Heritage in Times of Rapid Transformation
A Tale of Two Cities – Yangon and Hanoi William Logan
14 Small-scale, Bottom-up
Cosmopolitan Linkages Reglobalizing Shanghai’s City Centre
Ying Zhou
Amsterdam University Press, 2015 eISBN: 978-90-485-2824-0 Cloth: 978-90-8964-931-7
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.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY [Dr. Gregory Bracken](https://www.tudelft.nl/staff/g.bracken/) is Assistant Professor of Spatial Planning and Strategy at the Urbanism Department of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands.
REVIEWS
"For continents and cities in the Global South, this is a challenging but exciting period indeed, so the book Asian Cities: Colonial to Global is certainly timely. . . . Bracken has assembled a highly knowledgeable, diverse range of authors. . . A worthwhile read."
— Michael E. Leary-Owhin, London South Bank University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Asian Cities: Colonial to Global Gregor y Bracken
Part One: Post-colonialism
1 Gambling, City, Nation
Popular Illegality and Nation Building in Singapore, 1960s-1980s Kah-Wee Lee
2 The Death of the Pasar Malam
The Counterpoint to Development in the Singapore Story Elmo Gonzaga
3 Artifice and Authenticity
Postcolonial Urbanism in Macau Thomas Daniell
4 Urban Art Images and the Concerns of Mainlandization in Hong Kong Minna Valjakka
Part Two: Networks
5 Honkon Nippo and Hong Kong-Japan Relations
Re-examining the Geopolitical Position of Colonial Hong Kong in East Asia before the End of World War II Wilson Wai Shing Lee
6 Chain Reactions
Japanese Colonialism and Global Cosmopolitanism in East Asia Faye Yuan Kleeman
7 Old Networks with New Users
Mapping Global Mobility between Dongguan and Hong Kong Max Hirsh
8 Asian Cities in the Global Maritime Network since the Late Nineteenth Century César Ducruet
9 Back to the Future
Feasible Cost-Sharing Co-operation in the Straits of Malacca Senia Febrica
Part Three: Cities and Buildings
10 Rallying Towards the Nation
Theatre of Nation Building in Post-colonial Dhaka Kishwar Habib and Bruno De Meulder
11 Selectively Connected
New Songdo and the Production of Global Space Bridget Martin
12 The Vernacular and the Spectacular
Urban Identity and Architectural Heritage in Southeast Asian Cities Rita Padawangi
13 Heritage in Times of Rapid Transformation
A Tale of Two Cities – Yangon and Hanoi William Logan
14 Small-scale, Bottom-up
Cosmopolitan Linkages Reglobalizing Shanghai’s City Centre
Ying Zhou
Conclusion
Global Cities in Asia
Gregor y Bracken
Contributors
Bibliography
Index
Figures
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