Papeete et ses shophouses. La sinisation d’un paysage urbain (1900-1970)

This article deals with the emergence of a chinese neigborhood downtown Papeete at the turn of the 19th century till late 1970 years. This urban space sinisation process is analysed through space appropriation practices that migrants then favoured. Focusing on cross-cultural perspective, the author...

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Main Author: Barbara Drouot-Baille
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2018-05-01
Series:Moussons
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/moussons/4133
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Summary:This article deals with the emergence of a chinese neigborhood downtown Papeete at the turn of the 19th century till late 1970 years. This urban space sinisation process is analysed through space appropriation practices that migrants then favoured. Focusing on cross-cultural perspective, the author more particularly observes the contributions as well as the different changes brought by these latter on the architectural, domestic, social and public levels.
ISSN:1620-3224
2262-8363