LEADER 00000cam a2200781Ii 4500 001 ocn948511173 003 OCoLC 005 20220702022102.0 006 m o d 007 cr cnu|||unuuu 008 160502s2016 gw ob 000 0 eng d 016 7 019056738|2Uk 019 948632412|a948779093|a950465137 020 9783662457269|q(electronic book) 020 3662457261|q(electronic book) 020 |z9783662457252 020 |z3662457253 024 7 10.1007/978-3-662-45726-9|2doi 035 (OCoLC)948511173|z(OCoLC)948632412|z(OCoLC)948779093 |z(OCoLC)950465137 037 com.springer.onix.9783662457269|bSpringer Nature 040 N$T|beng|erda|epn|cN$T|dIDEBK|dN$T|dAZU|dEBLCP|dOCLCF |dYDXCP|dSTF|dIDB|dIOG|dOTZ|dOCLCQ|dU3W|dFIE|dKSU|dNLE |dOCLCO|dUKMGB|dOCLCQ|dUKAHL|dOCLCQ|dUBY|dOCLCO 043 a------ 049 RIDW 050 4 CB415 072 7 HIS|x037000|2bisacsh 082 04 909.81|223 090 CB415 245 00 Sites of modernity :|bAsian cities in the transitory moments of trade, colonialism, and nationalism /|cWasana Wongsurawat, editor. 264 1 Berlin :|bSpringer-Verlag,|c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource (vii, 179 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|bPDF|2rda 490 1 Humanities in Asia ;|v1 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 Introduction -- Chapter 1 Teaching Civilization:The Role of a French Education in the Development of Modernity in Shanghai -- Chapter 2 Scientific Institutions as Sites for Dissemination and Contestation: Emergence of Colonial Calcutta as a Science City -- Chapter 3 Management of 'Public Spaces': Case-Study of Roads in Bangkok in the Reign of King Rama V -- Chapter 4 A city-state as migrant nation: Singapore from the colonial to the Asian modern -- Chapter 5 Whose Home? Cultural-pluralism and Preservation of Japanese Colonial Heritage in Taipei City -- Chapter 6 Home-Base of an Exiled People: Hong Kong and Overseas Chinese Activism from Thailand -- Chapter 7 Bangkok: From an Antique to a Modern City -- Chapter 8 Nationalism in Indian Architecture: A Modern Trajectory in Twentieth Century India -- Chapter 9 From the Demolition of Monasteries to the Installation of Neon Lights: The Politics of Urban Construction in the Mongolian People's Republic. 520 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. 588 0 Vendor-supplied metadata. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 648 7 19th century|2fast 648 7 20th century|2fast 648 7 1800-1999|2fast 650 0 Civilization, Modern|y19th century.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85026472 650 0 Civilization, Modern|y20th century.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh85026473 650 7 Civilization, Modern.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 863073 650 7 Anthropology.|2bicssc 650 7 Sociology.|2bicssc 650 7 Migration, immigration & emigration.|2bicssc 650 7 History.|2bicssc 650 7 HISTORY|xWorld.|2bisacsh 650 7 Public opinion, Western.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1354147 651 0 Asia|xForeign public opinion, Western.|0https://id.loc.gov /authorities/subjects/sh99014756 651 7 Asia.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1240495 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Wongsurawat, Wasana,|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names /n2009027297|eauthor. 776 08 |iPrinted edition:|z9783662457252 830 0 Humanities in Asia ;|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names /no2016086609|v1. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=1177487|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this ebook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d202207013|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic July NEW 6029 |lridw 994 92|bRID