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Shaping Canton

The Mountains are High and the Emperor Far Away
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
Englisch
Oro Editionserschienen am04.05.2023
The book takes as its starting point the city of Canton, at the heart of the most populous built-up metropolitan area in Mainland China, and a city that has for several centuries held a central position with regard to economic, social, and physical change in the country.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextThe book takes as its starting point the city of Canton, at the heart of the most populous built-up metropolitan area in Mainland China, and a city that has for several centuries held a central position with regard to economic, social, and physical change in the country.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-954081-64-2
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum04.05.2023
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 232 mm, Höhe 232 mm, Dicke 23 mm
Gewicht1144 g
Illustrationen280 Illustrations, color
Artikel-Nr.58531363
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GenreKunst/Architektur

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface 7Introduction 17The Mandate of Heaven 21Avenues of Commerce 49Adventurism and Hostilities 87Beachheads of Foreign Influence 111An Emerging Modernism 141Forces of Transformation 173The Socialist Planned Economy 1949-1976 195Reforms, Challenges, and Resurgence 229Remaking the Canton Metropolis 259The Political Paradox 299Acknowledgments 316Endnotes 318mehr

Autor

Dr. Peter Cookson Smith is an architect, urbanist, and founder of the URBIS consultancy in Hong Kong, which has operated throughout Asia for more than forty years. He is a former professor of architecture and former president of Hong Kong's Institutes of Planning and Urban Design. He is the author of six previous books on cities and urban design, including his three most recent publications, with ORO Editions, Seeking Savannah (2018), An Enterprising Path to Barrio Chino (2019), and After Dante (2020).
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