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The Modern City in Asia (Elements in Global Urban History) by Kristin Stapleton is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Modern City in Asia (Elements in Global Urban History) about?
Kristin Stapleton analyzes how concepts and practices associated with the 'modern city' were received, transformed, and contested in Asia over the past 150 years. In the early twentieth century, activists took advantage of the new significance of the city to pursue a wide variety of goals. Thus, the concept of the modern city played an important role in Asia, despite much critical commentary on the ideals associated with it. By the 1940s, the city yielded its political centrality to the nation.
Who reads The Modern City in Asia (Elements in Global Urban History)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Kristin Stapleton
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781108994927
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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