Port Cities in Asia and Europe

Herausgeber: Graf, Arndt; Beng Huat, Chua

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Describes a number of port cities in Asia and Europe that have been undergoing transformation to stay economically and culturally relevant. This book identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities.

---

This comparative study identifies many parallels between local histories and developments in the Asian and European port cities, as well as new opportunities for sharing experiences and learning from the developments and decisions in similar situations in other port cities

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 237mm x 163mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780710311832
• ISBN-10: 0710311834
• Artikelnr.: 22701910

Autorenporträt

Arndt Graf is Adjunct Professor of Austronesian Studies at the University of Hamburg. Chua Beng Huat is Leader of the Cultural Studies Research Cluster, Asia Research Institute and Professor in the Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Arndt Graf and Chua Beng Huat Part 1: History 1. The Port of
Osaka: From Ancient Times to Today Towao Sakaehara 2. Relations between
Marseille and East and Southeast Asia Laurent Metzger Part 2: Contemporary
Developments 3. Three Harbour Cities: An Exploration of the Ports of
IJmuiden (the Netherlands), Banjul (the Gambia) and Jakarta (Indonesia)
Peter J.M. Nas, Timoer Reijnders and Eline Steenhuisen 4. 'Ever-changing
Waterfronts': Urban Development and Transformation Processes in Ports and
Waterfront Zones in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai Dirk Schubert 5. The
1999 Decentralization Policy, Local Politics and Local Capacity of the Port
City of Surabaya Kacung Marijan 6. 'The Future Lies in the Past':
Re-inventing the Former Port City of George Town, Penang Morshidi Sirat
Part 3: Contact Zone 7. When Port Cities Encounter Revolution: The Hong
Kong and Singapore Experiences Yong Mun Cheong 8. Port Cities in Northern
Japan and Pacific Russia: Relations and Exchange Miriam Rohde Part 4:
Representation 9. Representation and Nostalgic Reinvention of Shanghai in
Chinese Films Yvonne Schulz Zinda 10. Marketing a City-state: Hamburg and
Singapore in Comparison Arndt Graf 11. Eclipse of the Port: Cultural
Industry and the Next Phase of Economic Development of Singapore Chua Beng
Huat Part 5: Beyond Port Cities 12. Singapore's Story: A Port City in
Search of Hinterlands Tan Tai Yong