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Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City (Weatherhead Books on Asia) Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City by Dung Kai-cheung
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“There exists an even more radical theory that attempts to define the concept of “displace” in a broad sense, and in so doing extends it to a general and fundamental level. According to this theory, every place on a map is a displace. A place is never itself but is forever displaced by another.”
Dung Kai-cheung, Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City
“A large part of the reality of life here is unrepresented, unrevealed, and ignored.”
Dung Kai-cheung, Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City
“Hong Kong has been a work of fiction from the very beginning.”
Dung Kai-cheung, Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City