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Shushan Yu - Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture - 9780295992136 - V9780295992136
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Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture

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Description for Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture Hardback. Political winds shift, architectural styles change, and technological innovations influence waves of demolition and reconstruction in this analysis of Chang'an Avenue's metamorphosis Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 118 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMVD; GTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6466 x 4531 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1339.

In this interdisciplinary narrative, the never-ending "completion" of China's most important street offers a broad view of the relationship between art and ideology in modern China. Chang'an Avenue, named after China's ancient capital (whose name means "Eternal Peace"), is supremely symbolic. Running east-west through the centuries-old heart of Beijing, it intersects the powerful north-south axis that links the traditional centers of political and spiritual legitimacy (the imperial Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven). Among its best-known features are Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People, as well as numerous other monuments and prominent political, cultural, financial, and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
China Program Books
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295992136
SKU
V9780295992136
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About Shushan Yu
Shuishan Yu is associate professor of art history at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

Reviews for Chang'an Avenue and the Modernization of Chinese Architecture
"The book highlights radical changes in China’s economy and politics that have created new opportunities, new practices, and new debates in architecture. It will be of great interest to students of Chinese contemporary culture and architecture, and valuable as supplementary reading for courses on the global history of architecture."
Choice Reviews
"Presents evocative ideas through detailed accounts of ... Read more

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