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

• Autore: Lim William Siew Wai <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Hackensack, NJ ; ; Singapore, : World Scientific Publishing Co., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222, 96 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps
• Disciplina: 720.95
• Soggetto topico: Architecture and society - Cross-cultural studies - Asia; Urbanization - Growth - Asia; City and town life - Asia; Cities and towns - Asia; Art, Architecture & Applied Arts; Architecture
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Asian alterity
• ISBN: 1-281-91861-X; 9786611918613; 981-270-880-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451030603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II