Historical imaginaries, historic urban branding, and the local state in China: rejuvenation discourse, manufactured heritage and simulacrascapes

Abstract This intervention examines the extant literature on historical imaginaries and historic urban branding in China. It suggests that while research in this field has increasingly moved away from an economic (or an implicit neo-Marxist) model, there is still a lack of research on the role of br...

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Main Author: Andrew Malcolm Law
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-01-01
Series:Built Heritage
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43238-023-00083-3