LEADER 02642nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910969227103321 005 20250625233316.0 010 $a9786611918613 010 $a9781281918611 010 $a128191861X 010 $a9789812708809 010 $a9812708804 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(Perlego)848753 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 $aTwo books in one. 311 08$a9789812707710 311 08$a9812707719 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$f1932-2023$01828752 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969227103321 996 $aAsian alterity$94398194 997 $aUNINA