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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785093703321

Autore

Lim William Siew Wai <1932-2023.>

Titolo

Asian alterity : with special reference to architecture + urbanism through the lens of cultural studies / / William S W Lim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ ; ; Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Co., 2008

ISBN

1-281-91861-X

9786611918613

981-270-880-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222, 96 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps

Disciplina

720.95

Soggetti

Architecture and society - Cross-cultural studies - Asia

Urbanization - Growth - Asia

City and town life - Asia

Cities and towns - Asia

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts

Architecture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cultural Studies and Asian A+U: Multiple Modernities and Contemporariness; Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice; Postmodernity and the Avant Garde; Generic, Creative and Mastering; Sustainability and Affordability; Urban Land and Spatial Justice; Civil Society Organizations and Activism; Iconic System and the Poetics; Case Studies of Asian Cities: Bangkok; Ho Chi Minh City; Hong Kong; Tokyo; Melbourne; Shanghai; Singapore; Seoul.

Sommario/riassunto

Presents an analysis of Asia's development and its architecture and urbanism. This book examines the concept of "multiple modernities" to provide the foundational understanding of Asian modernity, which is firmly rooted in both its indigenous cultures and traditions as well as its contemporariness.