{"product_id":"9781316718957","title":"Cities in Motion: Urban Life and Cosmopolitanism in Southeast Asia, 1920-1940","description":"In 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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124572406000,"sku":"9781316718957","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781316718957_p0.jpg?v=1763708187","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781316718957","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}