Macau, the imaginary city [electronic resource] : culture and society, 1557 to the present / Jonathan Porter.
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. Establishing Portugal and China as distinct cultural archetypes, Porter then examines the subsequent encounters of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colo. :
Westview Press,
1996.
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| Series: | New perspectives on Asian studies.
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| Summary: | 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. Establishing Portugal and China as distinct cultural archetypes, Porter then examines the subsequent encounters of East and West in Macau from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Avoiding the traditional linear chronological approach, Porter instead looks at a series of images from the city's history and culture, including its place in the geographical context of the South China coast; the architecture of Macau, which reflects the memories of its historical passages; the variety of people who crossed the threshold of Macau; the material culture of everyday life; and the spiritual topography resulting from the encounters of popular religious movements in Macau. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780429499128 0429499124 9781429488815 1429488816 9780429978753 0429978758 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |