Routledge handbook of Chinese architecture social production of buildings and spaces in history / edited by Jianfei Zhu, Li Hua and Chen Wei.
| Other author | Zhu, Jianfei, 1962- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
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| Abstract | "This handbook, representing the collaboration of 41 scholars, provides a multi-faceted exploration of roughly 6,000 years of Chinese architecture, from ancient times to the present. Thanks to its broad spectrum approach this volume formulates a thematic framework for investigating Chinese architecture, integrating previously fragmented topics and combining the scholarship of all major periods of Chinese history. By organising its approach into five parts this handbook: - Traces the practices and traditions of ancient China from imperial authority to folk culture. - Unveils a rich picture of early modern and republican China, revealing that modernization was already beginning to emerge. - Describes the social, intellectual, ideological, and formal enterprises of socialist architecture. - Frames a window on a complex and changing contemporary China by focusing on autonomy, state practices, and geopolitics of design, ultimately identifying its still evolving position on the world stage. - Examines the existing cultural and political theories to highlight potential avenues for future transformations in Chinese architecture which also retain Chinese identity. Providing a pioneering combination of ancient and modern Chinese architecture into one coherent study. This book is a must-read for scholars, students, and educators of Chinese Architecture, Architectural History and Theory and the Architecture of Asia"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Routledge handbook of Chinese architecture Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023 9780415729222 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022021928 |
| ISBN | 9781315851112 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |