LEADER 02524nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910823114903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-91861-X 010 $a9786611918613 010 $a981-270-880-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000411064 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24684181 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000106363 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127409 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000106363 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10108561 035 $a(PQKB)11041417 035 $a(WSP)00006486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1681482 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000411064 100 $a20071022d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAsian alterity $ewith special reference to architecture + urbanism through the lens of cultural studies /$fWilliam S.W. Lim 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (222, 96 p.) $cill. (chiefly col.), col. maps 300 $aTwo books in one. 311 $a981-270-771-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCultural 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. 330 $aPresents 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. 606 $aArchitecture and society$zAsia 606 $aUrbanization$zAsia 606 $aCity and town life$zAsia$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aCities and towns$zAsia$xGrowth$vCase studies 615 0$aArchitecture and society 615 0$aUrbanization 615 0$aCity and town life 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth 676 $a720.95 700 $aLim$b William Siew Wai$f1932-$01750406 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823114903321 996 $aAsian alterity$94185030 997 $aUNINA