Macau, the imaginary city : culture and society, 1557 to the present / Jonathan Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Jonathan.

Series:

New perspectives on Asian history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)--Civilization.

Macau (China : Special Administrative Region).

Physical Description:

xiv, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, [2000]

Summary:

In this evocative essay, Jonathan Porter examines Macau as an enduring but ever-changing threshold between two worlds, the West and China. Founded by the Portuguese in 1557, Macau's geographical uniqueness has made it particularly fascinating, yet the history of Macau's cultural and social history also speaks to larger issues of cross-cultural exchange in world history. The author looks at a series of images of Macau's history and reflects on the character and meaning of the multiple cultural and social influences that met and mingled there. For this, the first paperback edition of the book, Porter has written an epilogue examining the impending reversion of Macau to Chinese rule and offering perspectives on the present and future of the city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.

ISBN:

0813337496

OCLC:

42429358