Hong Kong as a global metropolis / / David R. Meyer [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454925903321
• Autore: Meyer David R.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000
• ISBN: 1-107-11660-0; 0-511-01113-X; 1-280-42043-X; 0-511-17323-7; 0-511-15223-X; 0-511-31100-1; 0-511-49366-5; 0-511-05189-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge studies in historical geography ; ; 30
• Disciplina: 951.25
• Soggetti: Hong Kong (China) History; Hong Kong (China) Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-269) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Enigma -- Intermediaries of capital -- From Canton to Hong Kong -- Hub of the China trade -- Chinese and foreign social networks of capital -- Trade and finance center for Asia -- Industrial metropolis -- Global metropolis for Asia -- Hong Kong, China.
• Sommario/riassunto: Hong Kong has remained the global metropolis for Asia since its founding in the 1840s following the Opium Wars between Britain and China. David Meyer traces its vibrant history from the arrival of the foreign trading firms, when it was established as one of the leading Asian business centres, to its celebrated handover to China in 1997. Throughout this period, Hong Kong has been prominent as a pivotal meeting place of the Chinese and foreign social networks of capital and as such has been China's window on to the world economy, dominating other financial centers such as Singapore and Tokyo. Looking into the future, the author presents an optimistic view of Hong Kong in the ; twenty-first century, challenging those who predict its decline under Chinese rule. This accessible and broad-ranging look at the story of Hong Kong's success will interest anyone concerned with its past, present and future.

Music in Arabia : perspectives on heritage, mobility, and nation / / edited by Issa Boulos, Virginia Danielson, , Anne K. Rasmussen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826436903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 0-253-05753-1; 0-253-05752-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 pages)
• Disciplina: 780.953
• Soggetti: Music - Social aspects; Persian Gulf Region
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Virginia Danielson -- Aspects of the musical traditions in the Arabian Peninsula : distinctive features, institutional preservation, patrimonial negotiation / Scheherazade Hassan -- The oil economy and the perpetuation of musical heritage in Abu Dhabi / Virginia Danielson -- (Re)patriating the business of music in Oman : examples of the tangible and intangible in an Omani arts economy / Anne K. Rasmussen -- Kuwaiti pearl-diving music and the Mayouf Mejally Folkloric Ensemble : beyond an authorized heritage discourse / Ghazi Faisal al-Mulaifi -- Which lute was played in the ṣawt of the Gulf before the twentieth century? / Jean Lambert -- The recordings of 'Abdullatif-al-Kuwaiti : 1927-1947 / Ahmad AlSalhi -- Līwa : a tale of adaptation, survival, and sustainability / Aisha Bilkhair -- The art of the tambūra in Qatar : African identity reimagined / Issa Boulos and Yassine Ayari -- Beyond aesthetics : political diplomacy and cultural policy in the musics of the Sultanate of Oman / Majid H. al-Harthy -- Songstresses of Saudi ; Arabia / Kay Hardy Campbell -- Wedding music : an ethnography of male songs and dances at traditional weddings in the United Arab Emirates / Khalid Albudoor ; translated by Issa Boulos -- Gender and genres of Arab music in the collection of Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936) / Anne van Oostrum -- The Oman Center for Traditional Music : 1983-2016 / Musallam al-Kathiri ; translated by Majid H. al-Harthy -- Baloch cultural circuits in the context of the musical ethnography of the Gulf Region / George Mürer -- Reimagining protest, reform, and the public sphere in Bahraini hip-hop and heavy metal / David A. McDonald -- Afterword / Ruth M. Stone.
• Sommario/riassunto: Music in Arabia extends and challenges existing narratives of the region's distinctive but understudied music to reveal diverse and dynamic music cultures rooted in centuries-old heritage. Contributors to Music in Arabia bring a critical eye and ear to the contemporary soundscape, musical life, and expressive culture in the Gulf region. Including work by leading scholars and local authorities, this collection presents fresh perspectives and new research addressing why musical expression is fundamental to the area's diverse, transnational communities. The volume also examines music circulation as a commodity, such as with the production of early recordings, the transnational music industry, the context of the Arab Spring, and the region's popular music markets. As a bonus, readers can access a linked website containing audiovisual examples of the music, dance, and expressive culture introduced throughout the book. With the work of resident scholars and heritage practitioners in conversation with that of researchers from the United States and Europe, Music in Arabia offers both context and content to clarify how music articulates identity and nation among multiethnic, multiracial, and multinational populations.