Harbin to Hanoi the Colonial Built Environment in Asia, 1840 to 1940.
Colonial powers in China and northern Vietnam employed the built environment for many purposes: as an expression of imperial aspirations, a manifestation of supremacy, a mission to civilize, a re-creation of a home away from home, or simply as a place to live and work. In this volume, scholars of ci...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press, HKU
2013.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Sumario: | Colonial powers in China and northern Vietnam employed the built environment for many purposes: as an expression of imperial aspirations, a manifestation of supremacy, a mission to civilize, a re-creation of a home away from home, or simply as a place to live and work. In this volume, scholars of city planning, architecture, and Asian and imperial history provide a detailed analysis of how colonization worked on different levels, and how it was expressed in stone, iron, and concrete. The process of creating the colonial built environment was multilayered and unpredictable. This book uncovers t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 315 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9789882203891 |
