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OverviewIn the 1920s and 1930s, the port-cities of Southeast Asia were staging grounds for diverse groups of ordinary citizens to experiment with modernity, as a rising Japan and American capitalism challenged the predominance of European empires after the First World War. Both migrants and locals played a pivotal role in shaping civic culture. Moving away from a nationalist reading of the period, Su Lin Lewis explores layers of cross-cultural interaction in various spheres: the urban built environment, civic associations, print media, education, popular culture and the emergence of the modern woman. While the book focuses on Penang, Rangoon and Bangkok - three cities born amidst British expansion to the region - it explores connected experiences across Asia and in Asian intellectual enclaves in Europe. Cosmopolitan sensibilities were severely tested in the era of post-colonial nationalism, but are undergoing a resurgence in Southeast Asia's civil society and creative class today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Su Lin Lewis (University of Bristol)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9781107108332ISBN 10: 1107108330 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 19 July 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'Lewis excels at shedding light on the globalization of middle-class urban life and habits. Since this was indeed a 'process' that accelerated after World War I, it makes perfect sense that the book as a whole concentrates on the 1920s and '30s.' Michael Goebel, Global Urban History (www.globalurbanhistory.com) Author InformationSu Lin Lewis is currently Lecturer in Modern Global History at the University of Bristol. She has taught at the University of Birmingham, the University of California, Berkeley, and at Birkbeck College, University of London. She was a Past and Present Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research in London and received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Cambridge in 2010. Dr Lewis has also worked on and managed community-driven development projects for the World Bank and for the International Organization for Migration in Southeast Asia, where she developed an interest in the history of civil society and social movements in the region. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |