Sites of Modernity Asian Cities in the Transitory Moments of Trade Colonialism and Nationalism 1st Edition Wasana Wongsurawat 3662457261 9783662457269

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• ISBN 10: 3662457261
• ISBN 13: 9783662457269
• Author: Wasana Wongsurawat

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.

Table of contents:

1 Introduction

2 Teaching Civilisation: The Role of a French Education in the Development of Modernity in

3 Scientific Institutions as Sites for Dissemination and Contestation: Emergence of Colonial Calcutt

4 Management of ‘Public Spaces’: Case-Study of Roads in Bangkok in the Reign of King Rama V

5 A City-State as Migrant Nation: Singapore from the Colonial to the Asian Modern

6 Whose Home? Cultural Pluralism and Preservation of Japanese Colonial Heritage in Taipei City

7 Home Base of an Exiled People: Hong Kong and Overseas Chinese Activism from Thailand

8 Bangkok: From an Antique to a Modern City

9 Nationalism in Indian Architecture: A Modern Trajectory in Twentieth-Century India

10 From the Demolition of Monasteries to the Installation of Neon Lights: The Politics of Urban Cons

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