The Resource Atlas : the archaeology of an imaginary city, by Dung Kai-cheung ; translated by Dung Kai-Cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall
Atlas : the archaeology of an imaginary city, by Dung Kai-cheung ; translated by Dung Kai-Cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall
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The item Atlas : the archaeology of an imaginary city, by Dung Kai-cheung ; translated by Dung Kai-Cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- Set in the long-lost City of Victoria (a fictional world similar to Hong Kong), this book is written from the unified perspective of future archaeologists struggling to rebuild a thrilling metropolis. It reimagines Victoria through maps and other historical documents and artifacts, mixing real-world scenarios with purely imaginary people and events while incorporating anecdotes and actual and fictional social commentary and critique.--From book jacket
- Language
-
- eng
- chi
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxiii, 158 pages)
- Contents
-
- 6. Nonplace
- 7. Extraterritoriality
- 8. Boundary
- 9. Utopia
- 10. Supertopia
- 11. Subtopia
- 12. Transtopia
- 13. Multitopia
- 14. Unitopia
- 15. Omnitopia
- Preface: An Archaeology for the Future
- Part Two: The City.
- 16. Mirage: City in the Sea
- 17. Mirage: Towers in the Air
- 18. Pottinger's inverted vision
- 19. Gordon's Jail
- 20. "Plan of the City of Victoria," 1889
- 21. The Four Wan and Nine Yeuk
- 22. The Centaur of the East
- 23. Scandal Point and the Military Cantonment
- 24. Mr. Smith's One-Day Trip
- Introduction
- 25. The View from Government House
- 26. The Toad of Belcher's Dream
- 27. The Return of Kwan Tai Loo
- 28. The Curse of Tai Ping Shan
- 29. War Game
- Part Three: Streets.
- 30. Spring Garden Lane
- 31. Ice House Street
- 32. Sugar Street
- 33. Tsat Tsz Mui Road
- Part One: Theory.
- 34. Canal Road East and Canal Road West
- 35. Aldrich Street
- 36. Possession Street
- 37. Sycamore Street
- 38. Tung Choi Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street
- 39. Sai Yee Street
- 40. Public Square Street
- 41. Cedar Street
- Part Four: Signs.
- 42. The Decline of the Legend
- 1. Counterplace
- 43. The Eye of the Typhoon
- 44. Chek Lap Kok Airport
- 45. The Metonymic Spectrum
- 46. The Elevation of Imagination
- 47. Geological Discrimination
- 48. North-Oriented Declination
- 49. The Travel of Numbers
- 50. The Tomb of Signs
- 51. The Orbit of Time
- Acknowledgments
- 2. Commonplace
- Author & Translators
- 3. Misplace
- 4. Displace
- 5. Antiplace
- Isbn
- 9780231504225
- Label
- Atlas : the archaeology of an imaginary city
- Title
- Atlas
- Title remainder
- the archaeology of an imaginary city
- Statement of responsibility
- by Dung Kai-cheung ; translated by Dung Kai-Cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall
- Language
-
- eng
- chi
- eng
- Summary
- Set in the long-lost City of Victoria (a fictional world similar to Hong Kong), this book is written from the unified perspective of future archaeologists struggling to rebuild a thrilling metropolis. It reimagines Victoria through maps and other historical documents and artifacts, mixing real-world scenarios with purely imaginary people and events while incorporating anecdotes and actual and fictional social commentary and critique.--From book jacket
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1967-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dong, Qizhang
- Dewey number
- 895.1/352
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PL2936.3.O54
- LC item number
- D52813 2012
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
-
- 1944-
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Hansson, Anders
- McDougall, Bonnie S.
- Series statement
- Weatherhead books on Asia
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Hong Kong (China)
- FICTION
- China
- Label
- Atlas : the archaeology of an imaginary city, by Dung Kai-cheung ; translated by Dung Kai-Cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 6. Nonplace
- 7. Extraterritoriality
- 8. Boundary
- 9. Utopia
- 10. Supertopia
- 11. Subtopia
- 12. Transtopia
- 13. Multitopia
- 14. Unitopia
- 15. Omnitopia
- Preface: An Archaeology for the Future
- Part Two: The City.
- 16. Mirage: City in the Sea
- 17. Mirage: Towers in the Air
- 18. Pottinger's inverted vision
- 19. Gordon's Jail
- 20. "Plan of the City of Victoria," 1889
- 21. The Four Wan and Nine Yeuk
- 22. The Centaur of the East
- 23. Scandal Point and the Military Cantonment
- 24. Mr. Smith's One-Day Trip
- Introduction
- 25. The View from Government House
- 26. The Toad of Belcher's Dream
- 27. The Return of Kwan Tai Loo
- 28. The Curse of Tai Ping Shan
- 29. War Game
- Part Three: Streets.
- 30. Spring Garden Lane
- 31. Ice House Street
- 32. Sugar Street
- 33. Tsat Tsz Mui Road
- Part One: Theory.
- 34. Canal Road East and Canal Road West
- 35. Aldrich Street
- 36. Possession Street
- 37. Sycamore Street
- 38. Tung Choi Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street
- 39. Sai Yee Street
- 40. Public Square Street
- 41. Cedar Street
- Part Four: Signs.
- 42. The Decline of the Legend
- 1. Counterplace
- 43. The Eye of the Typhoon
- 44. Chek Lap Kok Airport
- 45. The Metonymic Spectrum
- 46. The Elevation of Imagination
- 47. Geological Discrimination
- 48. North-Oriented Declination
- 49. The Travel of Numbers
- 50. The Tomb of Signs
- 51. The Orbit of Time
- Acknowledgments
- 2. Commonplace
- Author & Translators
- 3. Misplace
- 4. Displace
- 5. Antiplace
- Control code
- 818854420
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxiii, 158 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231504225
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9dbece49-d5ba-4fa5-97ed-ec2e500657ce
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)818854420
- Label
- Atlas : the archaeology of an imaginary city, by Dung Kai-cheung ; translated by Dung Kai-Cheung, Anders Hansson, and Bonnie S. McDougall
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 6. Nonplace
- 7. Extraterritoriality
- 8. Boundary
- 9. Utopia
- 10. Supertopia
- 11. Subtopia
- 12. Transtopia
- 13. Multitopia
- 14. Unitopia
- 15. Omnitopia
- Preface: An Archaeology for the Future
- Part Two: The City.
- 16. Mirage: City in the Sea
- 17. Mirage: Towers in the Air
- 18. Pottinger's inverted vision
- 19. Gordon's Jail
- 20. "Plan of the City of Victoria," 1889
- 21. The Four Wan and Nine Yeuk
- 22. The Centaur of the East
- 23. Scandal Point and the Military Cantonment
- 24. Mr. Smith's One-Day Trip
- Introduction
- 25. The View from Government House
- 26. The Toad of Belcher's Dream
- 27. The Return of Kwan Tai Loo
- 28. The Curse of Tai Ping Shan
- 29. War Game
- Part Three: Streets.
- 30. Spring Garden Lane
- 31. Ice House Street
- 32. Sugar Street
- 33. Tsat Tsz Mui Road
- Part One: Theory.
- 34. Canal Road East and Canal Road West
- 35. Aldrich Street
- 36. Possession Street
- 37. Sycamore Street
- 38. Tung Choi Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street
- 39. Sai Yee Street
- 40. Public Square Street
- 41. Cedar Street
- Part Four: Signs.
- 42. The Decline of the Legend
- 1. Counterplace
- 43. The Eye of the Typhoon
- 44. Chek Lap Kok Airport
- 45. The Metonymic Spectrum
- 46. The Elevation of Imagination
- 47. Geological Discrimination
- 48. North-Oriented Declination
- 49. The Travel of Numbers
- 50. The Tomb of Signs
- 51. The Orbit of Time
- Acknowledgments
- 2. Commonplace
- Author & Translators
- 3. Misplace
- 4. Displace
- 5. Antiplace
- Control code
- 818854420
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xxxiii, 158 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780231504225
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 9dbece49-d5ba-4fa5-97ed-ec2e500657ce
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)818854420
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