The Great Port Cities Of Asia
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The Great Port Cities Of Asia
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Author : Kennie Ting
language : en
Publisher: Talisman Publishing
Release Date : 2024-05-02
The Great Port Cities Of Asia written by Kennie Ting and has been published by Talisman Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-02 with History categories.
The history of Asia can be told through its great port cities: Guangzhou (Canton), Shanghai, Nagasaki, Basra, Aden, Jeddah, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Colombo, Batavia (Jakarta), Manila, Singapore, and many others. For millennia, port cities have been centres of global trade and the exchange of goods, peoples, cultures and ideas. They developed into cosmopolitan, multicultural societies and evolved distinctive, hybrid styles of art, architecture, material culture and ways of living. They were also crucibles of innovation, and have played an enormous, though under-appreciated, role in the spread of new technologies, new forms of creative expression and new ways of thinking throughout Asia. This book takes the reader on an epic journey across maritime Asia and the Indian Ocean, stopping at 60 port cities along the coasts and rivers of China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, the Middle East and Africa. The timeframe of the book is equally sweeping, reaching back some two thousand years to port cities of the distant past and forward again to those of the present. The stories of these great port cities are brought alive through explorations of artworks in museums, literature, architecture, food, fashion and popular culture. Every chapter is illustrated with photographs, maps or archival material. Stopping and sojourning at each of these port cities, museum director Kennie Ting tells an evocative, multi-layered tale of their living heritage, even as he paints a vivid picture of their importance in history. In doing so, he follows in the footsteps of generations of explorers and travellers who have wandered across the globe in the quest for knowledge, and recorded their experiences for posterity.
Gateways Of Asia
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Author : Frank Broeze
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-28
Gateways Of Asia written by Frank Broeze and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-28 with Social Science categories.
First Published in 1997. The dynamic role of port cities has been a major element in the thrust of modern port city literature since. In the process interactions between history and other disciplines, above all geography, economics and town planning resulted in a growing number of collaborative volumes. Indicative of the broad front, multi-disciplinary approach and challenging agenda of this wave of port town and port city studies is the collective and diverse nature of the themes and authorship of each of these works. That very diversity of disciplines, nationalities and perspectives is also one of the main pillars supporting Gateways of Asia. It is not a repetition or summary of the introduction and first chapter of Brides of the Sea, but the publication of this volume, in many ways a sequel to that work, does provide the opportunity of clarifying a few points and elaborating on some issues raised after its publication.
The Rise And Growth Of The Colonial Port Cities In Asia
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Author : Dilip K. Basu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Rise And Growth Of The Colonial Port Cities In Asia written by Dilip K. Basu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Asia categories.
This volume, which grew out of a conference of the same name held in 1976 in Santa Cruz, fills an important niche in the literature on Asian urbanism. Its three major themes are: the nature of relationships between city and hinterland; the role and character of mercantile elites; and urban morphology. Co-published by arrangement with the Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Brides Of The Sea
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Author : Frank Broeze
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Brides Of The Sea written by Frank Broeze and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Transportation categories.
Asian Port Cities
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Author : Sharon Siddique
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Asian Port Cities written by Sharon Siddique and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Port cities categories.
"Although the term 'port city' has fallen out of favour, there are good reasons why it should be revived. Ports are reclaiming their role in the life of the city. A comparative study of some of Asia's port cities -- Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Tokyo, Jakarta and Johor Bahru (PTP) -- demonstrate a complex, dynamic and symbiotic relationship between these ports and their cities. Port city form is dynamic and ever-changing. Twenty-first century Asian ports have expanded, constantly adapting to new technology, rapid growth trajectories, and the forces of globalization. Ports have shifted, moving from space adjacent to the city centre to the periphery. This, in turn, allows for the expansion of the waterfront, which is once more a focal point for people-oriented activities and displays. The vibrancy of the city centre is reflected in the exuberance of the high-rise buildings, plazas, malls and public spaces. Ports retain their traditional hinterlands, but for many, the hinterland has expanded to embrace the globe. The essence of twenty-first century Asian port city form is the uniting of land and water worlds"--Page 4 of cover.
Asian Port Cities 1600 1800
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Author : Masashi Haneda
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-02
Asian Port Cities 1600 1800 written by Masashi Haneda and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02 with Asia categories.
The Asian Mediterranean
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Author : François Gipouloux
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2011-01-01
The Asian Mediterranean written by François Gipouloux and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-01 with History categories.
This intensive monograph, The Asian Mediterranean, is a great synthesis of east west maritime worlds under an emerging global world. Professor Gipouloux has combined historical studies on global maritime seas with regional economic studies on Asia. He also integrates historical interaction between maritime seas and coastal port cities by creating the imaginative geo-economical concept of the East Asian economic corridor , running between Vladivostok and Singapore and locating China, Japan and Southeast Asia into this maritime area. To attain this goal, Professor Gipouloux globalises China through north south, east west and past present combinations, using cross-disciplinary approaches political economy, geography and international relations under wide historical perspectives. The Asian Mediterranean opens a new horizon to look into Asia from a global perspective and at the same time reminds us of the connection beyond contrast between East and West. Takeshi Hamashita, Tokyo University, Japan and Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China A fascinating analysis of the proposition that the start of the 21st century is witnessing the rapid rise in South East Asia of a new and powerful transnational economic zone, the Asian Mediterranean. It uses a wide range of historical and contemporary multidisciplinary sources to systematically explore how, why, and in what ways we can better interpret and understand this contemporary version of economic globalisation by looking back to the equivalent processes centred on the ports around the Mediterranean and the Baltic seas during the late 16th century. Peter Daniels, University of Birmingham, UK François Gipouloux has written a vast and comprehensive history of the Asian economic system. In the tradition of Braudel, he paints a picture that is detailed, full of insight, and essentially very long term. On the basis of an analysis of the old Mediterranean and Hanseatic economic networks, he surveys the pre-modern Asian system, bringing it up to date with studies of Yokohama, Hong Kong, Singapore and other Asian hubs. The culmination of many years work, Gipouloux throws light on a new China a China no longer land based and inward looking but dependent on, and a power in, a maritime world. Christopher Howe, University of London, UK Gipouloux s ground-breaking study based on a long career as a scholar of Asia s past is a most original contribution to the study of globalization. Connecting past and present, the author has further developed the somewhat vague metaphor of an Asian Mediterranean into a well-defined concept that can also be applied to analyzing contemporary affairs. While in the past the traditional Chinese and Japanese state systems were failing to formulate adequate answers, on a more informal level the port cities were able to meet with the maritime challenges of the emerging modern world system. The author convincingly shows how also in the age of globalization, a string of coastal metropolises continues to be instrumental in opening up the Far Eastern economy to the global economy. Leonard Blusse, Leiden University, The Netherlands This insightful book draws upon a wide range of disciplines political economy, geography and international relations to examine how Asia has returned to its central position in the world economy. As in the case of the hosting of the Olympic games, it is cities rather than states which compete, whether as financial centres, logistical hubs or platforms for coordinating international subcontracting. Analysing the historical precedents of the Mediterranean maritime republics, the Baltic Sea Hanseatic League and the South China Sea mercantile kingdoms, the book delineates the way stable economic and legal institutions were developed largely beyond the purview of, and at times in conflict with, the State. Discussing the strong link between history and contemporary economic situation, The Asian Mediterranean will appeal to academics, includin
Port Cities In Asia And Europe
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Author : Arndt Graf
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-11-20
Port Cities In Asia And Europe written by Arndt Graf and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-20 with Political Science categories.
With the demise of European socialist economies and the marketization of Asian communist countries, a new global capitalism has reshaped the configuration of the world economy, with speed a determining factor to all transactions of information, finance, goods and services and people. Sea-ports that were significant for a slower but no less global economy have been undergoing transformation to stay economically and culturally relevant. Some manage to reinvent themselves as tourist cities, some face decline if they do not manage to transform. This volume looks at a number of port cities in Asia and Europe that face this pressure. With contributions considering history, contemporary developments, contacts between ports, the representation of ports and the relations between port cities and their hinterlands. 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.
The Rise And Growth Of The Colonial Port Cities In Asia
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Author : Dilip K. Basu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Rise And Growth Of The Colonial Port Cities In Asia written by Dilip K. Basu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Asia categories.
Port Cities
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Author : Peter Lee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Port Cities written by Peter Lee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Art categories.
"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Port cities, multicultural emporiums of Asia, 1500-1900, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 3 November 2016 to 19 February 2017"--Page facing title page.