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Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan's Premodern Capital (Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture)
Matthew Stavros
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Paperback. Kyoto was Japan's political and cultural capital for more than a millennium before the dawn of the modern era. Through a synthesis of textual, pictorial, and archeological sources, this work sheds light on Kyoto's premodern urban landscape with the aim of opening up new ways of thinking about key aspects of premodern Japanese history. Series: Spatial Habitus: Making & Meaning in Asia's Architecture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 colour, 31 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 178. .
Kyoto was Japan's political and cultural capital for more than a millennium before the dawn of the modern era. Until about the fifteenth century, it was also among the world's largest cities and, as the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, it was a place where the political, artistic, and religious currents of Asia coalesced and flourished. Despite these and many other traits that make Kyoto a place of both Japanese and world historical significance, the physical appearance of the premodern city remains largely unknown. Through a synthesis of textual, pictorial, and archeological sources, this work attempts to shed light ... Read more
Kyoto was Japan's political and cultural capital for more than a millennium before the dawn of the modern era. Until about the fifteenth century, it was also among the world's largest cities and, as the eastern terminus of the Silk Road, it was a place where the political, artistic, and religious currents of Asia coalesced and flourished. Despite these and many other traits that make Kyoto a place of both Japanese and world historical significance, the physical appearance of the premodern city remains largely unknown. Through a synthesis of textual, pictorial, and archeological sources, this work attempts to shed light ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Spatial Habitus: Making & Meaning in Asia's Architecture
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824867881
SKU
V9780824867881
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About Matthew Stavros
Matthew Stavros is a historian of early Japan at the University of Sydney.
Reviews for Kyoto: An Urban History of Japan's Premodern Capital (Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture)
His style is lucid, his language accessible, his structure compact and controlled, and he provides meticulous photographs, illustrations and maps throughout to aid and engage the reader . . . Stavros uncovers much about the city's intricate layout, its Byzantine postal addresses, its architecture and the shrines and temples that encroach on it. Essential and enjoyable reading for anyone interested ... Read more