Architecture and the landscape of modernity in China before 1949 / / Edward Denison
| Architecture and the landscape of modernity in China before 1949 / / Edward Denison |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (391 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 720.1/03 |
| Soggetto topico |
Modern movement (Architecture) - China
Architecture and society - China - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
1-317-17928-5
1-138-34218-1 1-315-56768-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. I. China and the meaning of modernity -- pt. II. Architecture and modernity. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910165025203321 |
Denison Edward
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren
| Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 720.951132 |
| Soggetto topico | Architecture - China - Shanghai |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-86755-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One The Origins of Shanghai; Location and meaning; The Shanghai region; The city of Shanghai; Major waterways; The unique city; Chapter Two Establishing and Legalizing the Foreign Settlements; Early foreign contact with China; Attempts to appease Shanghai; Invasion of Shanghai; The Treaty of Nanking; Foreign occupation and land regulations; The Imperial Maritime Customs, the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Mixed Court; Extraterritoriality; Chapter Three Constructing Shanghai, 1843-1899
The growth of the Settlement and Settlement life up to the 1850's The British Settlement; The early Bund; Roads; The British Consulate; The American Settlement; The French Concession; The Small Swords and the Battle of Muddy Flat; The Taiping Rebellion; The growth of the Settlement from the 1860's; Social life; Hongkou; Municipal improvements; A city emerges; Chapter Four Becoming a City, 1900-1920; A city emerges; The western suburbs; The Chinese area; The central area; The Bund; The Public Garden; Hongkou; Industrial development; Social life; Municipal matters The emergence of an architectural dialectic Chapter Five Rise and Fall, 1921-1941; In the eye of the storm; The property market; The Bund; Construction boom; Shi Ku Men Li Long; Residential diversity; Social Shanghai; The Japanese Incident; Turbulent times; The new Civic Centre and China's first architects; The start of the Second World War; The end of an era; Chapter Six Anti-Design; The Second World War; Allied liberation; Communist liberation; The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution; Out of the mire; Chapter Seven The Giant Awakes; The nod of approval; Pudong; The former settlements Seeing through the charade Chapter Eight Shanghai's Future; Notes and References; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Statistics; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463309303321 |
Denison Edward
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| Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren
| Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 720.951132 |
| Soggetto topico | Architecture - China - Shanghai |
| ISBN |
1-118-86754-8
1-118-86755-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One The Origins of Shanghai; Location and meaning; The Shanghai region; The city of Shanghai; Major waterways; The unique city; Chapter Two Establishing and Legalizing the Foreign Settlements; Early foreign contact with China; Attempts to appease Shanghai; Invasion of Shanghai; The Treaty of Nanking; Foreign occupation and land regulations; The Imperial Maritime Customs, the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Mixed Court; Extraterritoriality; Chapter Three Constructing Shanghai, 1843-1899
The growth of the Settlement and Settlement life up to the 1850's The British Settlement; The early Bund; Roads; The British Consulate; The American Settlement; The French Concession; The Small Swords and the Battle of Muddy Flat; The Taiping Rebellion; The growth of the Settlement from the 1860's; Social life; Hongkou; Municipal improvements; A city emerges; Chapter Four Becoming a City, 1900-1920; A city emerges; The western suburbs; The Chinese area; The central area; The Bund; The Public Garden; Hongkou; Industrial development; Social life; Municipal matters The emergence of an architectural dialectic Chapter Five Rise and Fall, 1921-1941; In the eye of the storm; The property market; The Bund; Construction boom; Shi Ku Men Li Long; Residential diversity; Social Shanghai; The Japanese Incident; Turbulent times; The new Civic Centre and China's first architects; The start of the Second World War; The end of an era; Chapter Six Anti-Design; The Second World War; Allied liberation; Communist liberation; The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution; Out of the mire; Chapter Seven The Giant Awakes; The nod of approval; Pudong; The former settlements Seeing through the charade Chapter Eight Shanghai's Future; Notes and References; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Statistics; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787918603321 |
Denison Edward
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| Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren
| Building Shanghai : the story of China's gateway / / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina | 720.951132 |
| Soggetto topico | Architecture - China - Shanghai |
| ISBN |
1-118-86754-8
1-118-86755-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter One The Origins of Shanghai; Location and meaning; The Shanghai region; The city of Shanghai; Major waterways; The unique city; Chapter Two Establishing and Legalizing the Foreign Settlements; Early foreign contact with China; Attempts to appease Shanghai; Invasion of Shanghai; The Treaty of Nanking; Foreign occupation and land regulations; The Imperial Maritime Customs, the Shanghai Municipal Council and the Mixed Court; Extraterritoriality; Chapter Three Constructing Shanghai, 1843-1899
The growth of the Settlement and Settlement life up to the 1850's The British Settlement; The early Bund; Roads; The British Consulate; The American Settlement; The French Concession; The Small Swords and the Battle of Muddy Flat; The Taiping Rebellion; The growth of the Settlement from the 1860's; Social life; Hongkou; Municipal improvements; A city emerges; Chapter Four Becoming a City, 1900-1920; A city emerges; The western suburbs; The Chinese area; The central area; The Bund; The Public Garden; Hongkou; Industrial development; Social life; Municipal matters The emergence of an architectural dialectic Chapter Five Rise and Fall, 1921-1941; In the eye of the storm; The property market; The Bund; Construction boom; Shi Ku Men Li Long; Residential diversity; Social Shanghai; The Japanese Incident; Turbulent times; The new Civic Centre and China's first architects; The start of the Second World War; The end of an era; Chapter Six Anti-Design; The Second World War; Allied liberation; Communist liberation; The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution; Out of the mire; Chapter Seven The Giant Awakes; The nod of approval; Pudong; The former settlements Seeing through the charade Chapter Eight Shanghai's Future; Notes and References; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Statistics; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818872503321 |
Denison Edward
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| Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Academy, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ultra-modernism : architecture and modernity in Manchuria / / Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren
| Ultra-modernism : architecture and modernity in Manchuria / / Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 724.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Modern movement (Architecture)
City planning - China |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 988-8390-18-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- 1. Between East and West -- 2. Russian Manchuria : Kwantung Leased Territory -- 3. Rising sun over Manchuria : the golden age of the South Manchuria Railway, 1906-1931 -- 4. Manchukuo : modern mirage, 1932-1945 -- 5. The badlands of Harbin -- 6. Dalian : gateway to Manchukuo -- 7. Hsinking : Manchukuo's ultra-modernist city -- 8. The end. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466218703321 |
Denison Edward
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| Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ultra-modernism : architecture and modernity in Manchuria / / Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren
| Ultra-modernism : architecture and modernity in Manchuria / / Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 724.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Modern movement (Architecture)
City planning - China |
| ISBN | 988-8390-18-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- 1. Between East and West -- 2. Russian Manchuria : Kwantung Leased Territory -- 3. Rising sun over Manchuria : the golden age of the South Manchuria Railway, 1906-1931 -- 4. Manchukuo : modern mirage, 1932-1945 -- 5. The badlands of Harbin -- 6. Dalian : gateway to Manchukuo -- 7. Hsinking : Manchukuo's ultra-modernist city -- 8. The end. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792887203321 |
Denison Edward
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| Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ultra-modernism : architecture and modernity in Manchuria / / Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren
| Ultra-modernism : architecture and modernity in Manchuria / / Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren |
| Autore | Denison Edward |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 724.6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Modern movement (Architecture)
City planning - China |
| ISBN | 988-8390-18-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- 1. Between East and West -- 2. Russian Manchuria : Kwantung Leased Territory -- 3. Rising sun over Manchuria : the golden age of the South Manchuria Railway, 1906-1931 -- 4. Manchukuo : modern mirage, 1932-1945 -- 5. The badlands of Harbin -- 6. Dalian : gateway to Manchukuo -- 7. Hsinking : Manchukuo's ultra-modernist city -- 8. The end. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817000903321 |
Denison Edward
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| Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong : , : HKU Press, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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