Reviews

`Culture and the City in East Asia ... contributes to the postmodern chorus of challenge to the assumptions and tendencies which have mapped out orthodox urbanisation research.'
Michael J.G. Parnwell, Jnl of Devlpmnt Studies, Vol.35, No.4, Apr.99.
`A real strength of the volume lies in the prominence of local writers who are quite skilful in unravelling and explaining local contextual complexities ... Culture and the City in East Asia ... succeeds in drawing attention to a potentially stimulating and worthwhile field for future research and, as such, provides an excellent reference source and starting point for regional specialists and scholars of urbanisation.'
Michael J.G. Parnwell, Jnl of Devlpmnt Studies, Vol.35, No.4, Apr.99.
Well conceived and tightly structured. There are many strengths in this welcome addition to the literature on Asian urbanization...this is a handsome and thoughtful book that probes the relationship between urban growth and cultural-social processes. - Yue-Man Yeung. The Journal of Asian Studies.
The coverage of these essays is extensive....the editors have brought together a number of stimulating essays which illustrate both the power and the weakness of cultural explanations. The result is a valuable addition to the literature on a theme which is currently of much interest. - Rupert Hodder. Journal of Energy Literature. 1998.