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Shanghai Literary Imaginings
Lena Scheen
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Description for Shanghai Literary Imaginings
Hardcover. Explores the literary imaginings of Shanghai, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit. Series: Asian Cities. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black and white; 0 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBH; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
This book draws on a wide range of methods-including approaches from literary studies, cultural studies, and urban sociology-to analyse the transformation of Shanghai through rapid growth and widespread urban renewal. Lena Scheen explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit.
This book draws on a wide range of methods-including approaches from literary studies, cultural studies, and urban sociology-to analyse the transformation of Shanghai through rapid growth and widespread urban renewal. Lena Scheen explores the literary imaginings of the city, its past, present, and future, in order to understand the effects of that urban transformation on both the psychological state of Shanghai's citizens and their perception of the spaces they inhabit.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
Series
Asian Cities
Number of Pages
282
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089645876
SKU
V9789089645876
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Lena Scheen
Lena Scheen is assistant professor/faculty fellow at New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai).
Reviews for Shanghai Literary Imaginings
"Shanghai Literary Imaginings: A City in Transformation is an admirable feat of organization, analysis, translation, and interpretation, bringing to light a large body of work that would otherwise lie buried, at least in the western world of Chinese studies." - ... Read more