Macau, the imaginary city : culture and society, 1557 to the present / Jonathan Porter.
Macau, the imaginary city : culture and society, 1557 to the present / Jonathan Porter.
Macau, the imaginary city : culture and society, 1557 to the present / Jonathan Porter.
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Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N951.26/4
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English
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x, 240 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
The Imaginary City: Departures -- 1. Two Worlds: Origins: Portugal and China -- 2. Boundaries: On the Periphery -- 3. Memories: The Architecture of History -- 4. Transitions: Crossing the Threshold -- 5. Moments: The Culture of Everyday Life -- 6. Images: Spiritual Topography -- Illusions: Epilogue.
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Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1996.
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Colorado
Date Published
1996.
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"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 East and West."--BOOK JACKET. "Establishing Portugal and China as distinct cultural archetypes, Porter then examines the subsequent encounters of East and West in Macau from the...
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Macau, the imaginary city : culture and society, 1557 to the present / Jonathan Porter.
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New perspectives on Asian studies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.
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N951.26/4
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0813328365
9780813328362 (alk. paper)
0813328365 (alk. paper)
9780813328362
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951.26
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991004685629702626
