| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
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Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Asia and the Pacific / Ian Shirley & Carol Neill -- Part I. Asia -- Vietnam : Hochiminh / Nguyen Minh Hoa & Son Thanh Tung -- Thailand : Bangkok / Apiwat Ratanawaraha -- Singapore : Singapore / Ooi Giok Ling & Kog Yue Choong -- Philippines : Manila / Francisco Magno, Miguel Puzon & Annabelle Verdote -- Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur / Er Ah Choy, Katiman Rostam, Abd. Rahim Md. Nor & Melasutra Md Dali -- Japan : Tokyo / Emiko Kakiuchi -- Indonesia : Jakarta / Haryo Winarso & Yudi Saptono -- India : Mumbai / Sujata Patel -- India : Pune / Rajeshwari Deshpande -- China : Shanghai / Lingyan Qu, Tianjiao Chu & Ian Shirley -- Part II. Pacific/Oceania -- Samoa : Apia / Fonoti Lafita'i I. Fuata'i -- New Zealand : Auckland / Carol Neill & Ian Shirley -- Fiji : Suva / Biman Chand Prasad & Manoranjan Mohanty -- Australia : Melbourne / Paul James & Andy Scerri -- Part III. Pacific Rim -- Mexico : Guadalajara / Carlos Barba Solano, Benjamín Chapa García, Elena de la Paz Hernández Águila, Roberto Hernández Hernández & Ofelia Woo Morales -- Chile : Santiago / Manuel Tironi, Valentina Pozo & Mattia G. Barbera -- Conclusion: The World's Experimental Laboratories / Ian Shirley & Carol Neill |
| Summary |
The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago, located in countries as diverse as Mexico and Vietnam, Samoa and India, China and Australia, exemplify the changing patterns of development across this vast region of the world.By tracking economic and social trends the contributors to this collection reveal how a wide range of political and |
| Notes |
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Print version record |
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Cities and towns -- Asia -- Growth -- Case studies
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Cities and towns -- Oceania -- Growth -- Case studies
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Cities and towns -- Pacific Area -- Growth -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Cities and towns -- Growth
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Geography
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Social conditions
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Asia -- Geography -- Case studies
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Oceania -- Geography -- Case studies
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Pacific Area -- Geography -- Case studies
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Asia -- Social conditions -- Case studies
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Oceania -- Social conditions -- Case studies
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Pacific Area -- Social conditions -- Case studies
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| Subject |
Asia
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Oceania
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Pacific Area
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shirley, Ian F
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Neill, Carol
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| LC no. |
2012039538 |
| ISBN |
9781136217142 |
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1136217142 |
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9780203096130 |
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0203096134 |
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9781299319509 |
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1299319505 |
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9781136217135 |
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1136217134 |
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