Add to ORKGMaps are an essential tool for the study of cities. Yet, as a wealth of studies have demonstrated, maps are not straightforward and genuine renditions of reality. They are documents produced for a purpose by a wide range social, economic and political actors with their own agendas. The new essay on Virtual Shanghai [see Texts - Essays] presents a study of maps and map-making after 1949. "Shanghai in post-1949 maps: Secrets, Lies and Urban Icons" argues that political considerations and tight ..
From an old port to the "Paris of the East" in modern history, then to today's international metropo...
In this short essay I look at Shanghai’s commodified cityscape in the context of colonial modernity ...
This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of ...
Maps are an essential tool for the study of cities. Yet, as a wealth of studies have demonstrated, m...
Shanghai city maps, as for many cities, come as folding maps with an illustrated cover. This illustr...
With a focus on planning, urban management, and heritage enhancement, we propose to discuss the impo...
Shanghai Old Town lies under the shadow of tall buildings and is split by highways, but its street l...
A whole new series of maps is now available on the Virtual Shanghai platform (see Maps - eAtlas) on ...
As cities have evolved over history as a function of human behaviour, they represent the rich socia...
Shanghai’s old town is a low-income, low-rise district hidden in the center of China’s wealthiest ci...
This book offers a unique contribution to the burgeoning field of Chinese historical geography. Urba...
Map of old Shanghai showing gates, block houses, police stations, and telephone exchanges.; Includes...
This essay traces the early history of the genre of the empire map in China, examines twelfth-centur...
This paper explores the complex connection between heritage, light and power in Shanghai since the l...
In the megalopolis of Shanghai, small historical units, surrounded by skyscrapers and the constant e...
From an old port to the "Paris of the East" in modern history, then to today's international metropo...
In this short essay I look at Shanghai’s commodified cityscape in the context of colonial modernity ...
This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of ...
Maps are an essential tool for the study of cities. Yet, as a wealth of studies have demonstrated, m...
Shanghai city maps, as for many cities, come as folding maps with an illustrated cover. This illustr...
With a focus on planning, urban management, and heritage enhancement, we propose to discuss the impo...
Shanghai Old Town lies under the shadow of tall buildings and is split by highways, but its street l...
A whole new series of maps is now available on the Virtual Shanghai platform (see Maps - eAtlas) on ...
As cities have evolved over history as a function of human behaviour, they represent the rich socia...
Shanghai’s old town is a low-income, low-rise district hidden in the center of China’s wealthiest ci...
This book offers a unique contribution to the burgeoning field of Chinese historical geography. Urba...
Map of old Shanghai showing gates, block houses, police stations, and telephone exchanges.; Includes...
This essay traces the early history of the genre of the empire map in China, examines twelfth-centur...
This paper explores the complex connection between heritage, light and power in Shanghai since the l...
In the megalopolis of Shanghai, small historical units, surrounded by skyscrapers and the constant e...
From an old port to the "Paris of the East" in modern history, then to today's international metropo...
In this short essay I look at Shanghai’s commodified cityscape in the context of colonial modernity ...
This book sets out to explain how Shanghai emerged from relative obscurity in 1842 to become one of ...