1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557383203321

Titolo

Médina : espace de la Méditerranée / / a cura di Lamia Hadda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze, Italy : , : Firenze University Press, , [2021]

©2021

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ricerche. Architettura, pianificazione, paesaggio, design ; ; 4

Disciplina

363.690973

Soggetti

Historic districts - Conservation and restoration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Dedicated to the medina in the Mediterranean space, this book is essentially based on detailed historical and photographic research into the characteristics of city design and its evolution, as well as some case studies from direct experience. The main objective of the present study consists of its documentary and evocative value, without forgetting the analysis of the multiple architectural spaces with monumental complexes of extraordinary cultural importance arranged according to precise hierarchies and specific uses. The research summarises the different experiences from this immense Arab-Muslim architectural heritage and its urban evolution. These aspects are expressed both by the large number of case studies (from Cordoba to Palermo, passing through Fez, Séfrou, Marrakech and Tunis) as well as by the quality of the built spaces as a whole. The several contributions show an urban framework that is still legible and significant, consisting of grids of houses with forms, structures and functions that show a concentration of spaces, places and monuments stratified over time and developed in the Mediterranean countries, producing extremely diverse situations.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778279403321

Autore

Shirk Susan L

Titolo

China [[electronic resource] ] : fragile superpower / / Susan L. Shirk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-936709-4

1-281-16317-1

9786611163174

0-19-804178-0

1-4356-0096-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

320.951

Soggetti

Nationalism - China

Presidents - United States

Executive power - United States

China Politics and government 2002-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"How China's internal politics could derail its peaceful rise"--Jkt.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-310) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Strong abroad but fragile at home -- China's economic miracle -- Domestic threats -- The echo chamber of nationalism : media and the Internet -- The responsible power -- Japan : "when the Chinese people get angry, the result is always big trouble" -- Taiwan : "a question of regime survival" -- The United States : "external troubles can become internal troubles" -- China's weakness, America's danger.

Sommario/riassunto

Once a sleeping giant, China today is the world's fastest growing economy--the leading manufacturer of cell phones, laptop computers, and digital cameras--a dramatic turn-around that alarms many Westerners. But in China: The Fragile Superpower, Susan L. Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies elsewhere--not in China's astonishing growth, but in the deep insecurity of its leaders. China's leaders face a troubling paradox: the more developed and prosperous the country becomes, the more insecure and threatened they feel. Shirk, a former Deputy Assistan