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Record Nr.

UNINA9910866591503321

Autore

Rowe Peter G

Titolo

East Asia modern : shaping the contemporary city / / Peter G. Rowe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion, 2005

ISBN

1-282-26427-3

9786612264276

1-86189-536-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

307.7640950904

307.7640950904307.7'64'095'0904

Soggetti

Cities and towns - East Asia - History - 20th century

Cities and towns - Growth

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

East Asia Modern Cover; Imprint Page; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Relationships and Urbanizing Trajectories; 3 Outside Influences and Urban Patterns; 4 Urban Forms and Local Expressions; 5 Urban Experience and Shaping the Space of a Time; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Peter G. Rowe's East Asia Modern is a timely comparative analysis of urban growth in this rapidly evolving part of the globe.