GGR100H1 Study Guide - Colonialism, Edward Said, Eurocentrism
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The europeans generalized the characteristics of the orients and used this view as a justification of their colonization. Ancient cities of east asia: xi"an is a classic and traditional chinese city in which has influenced other countries such as japan to model their cities after xi"an. Traditional chinese cities reflected the chinese view of the universe: beijing: rebuilt in 1260 and was destroyed afterwards with the fall of the mongols. It was composed of the forbidden city, imperial city, inner and the outer city. Less instructive role of colonialism in cities of east asia: commodities such as nutmeg and cinnamon were among the goods that sparked european colonial influence in southeast asia. Japan was noted as the asian exception ; it developed much differently than the rest of asia and was not really considered an. It did not urbanize like the rest of east asia; its urban development followed more european and western ways.
