Macau
The Imaginary City
1st Edition
Published on 27. August 2019
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-367-31674-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this evocative essay on the cultural and social history of a unique and fragile city, Jonathan Porter examines Macau as an enduring but ever-changing threshold between two worlds, the West and China. Founded by the Portuguese in 1557, Macau emerged as a vibrant commercial and cultural hub in the early seventeenth century. The city then gradually
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
529 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-31674-7 (9780367316747)
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Person
Jonathan Porter is professor of history at the University of New Mexico and the author of All Under Heaven: The Chinese World.
Content
Introduction: The Imaginary City -- Two Worlds -- Boundaries -- Memories -- Transitions -- Moments -- Images -- Conclusion: Illusions