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Description for Taipei
Hardcover. Analyses socio-cultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 295 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
Winner of the Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize
This cultural study of public space examines the cityscape of Taipei, Taiwan, in rich descriptive prose. Contemplating a series of seemingly banal subjects--maps, public art, parks--Joseph Allen peels back layers of obscured history to reveal forces that caused cultural objects to be celebrated, despised, destroyed, or transformed as Taipei experienced successive regime changes and waves of displacement. In this thoughtful stroll through the city, we learn to look beyond surface ephemera, moving from the general to the particular to see sociocultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Series
McLellan Endowed Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295991252
SKU
V9780295991252
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Joseph R. Allen
Joseph R. Allen is professor of Chinese literature and cultural studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and author of In the Voice of Others: Chinese Music Bureau Poetry and translator of Forbidden Games and Video Poems: The Poetry of Yang Mu and Lo Ch'ing.
Reviews for Taipei
"Insightful and inviting . . . this text not only will elucidate Taipei for newcomers and old-timers but will also raise interesting urban questions for comparative readings across many modern cities that demand equal system, skill, and affection. Highly recommended."
Choice
"The inspiration to write Taipei: City of Displacements came as he pondered the city’s history during one of his frequent walks in the old city center. Therefore, he returned to Taipei in 1999 to put his literary training to use by studying Taipei as a text. . . . Readers interested in history…will find a fascinating study."
Donald Silver
Taiwan Review
"I highly recommend this book to readers interested in the cultural history of Asian cities."
Anru Lee
The China Journal
"[A]n interesting and insightful book about the cultural politics of public place in a postcolonial East Asian city. Combining investigation of historical material and long-term observation of contemporary urban saces, Joseph Allen presents a brilliant spatial reading of historical and present-day Taipei."
Liang-Yi Yen
China Review International
Choice
"The inspiration to write Taipei: City of Displacements came as he pondered the city’s history during one of his frequent walks in the old city center. Therefore, he returned to Taipei in 1999 to put his literary training to use by studying Taipei as a text. . . . Readers interested in history…will find a fascinating study."
Donald Silver
Taiwan Review
"I highly recommend this book to readers interested in the cultural history of Asian cities."
Anru Lee
The China Journal
"[A]n interesting and insightful book about the cultural politics of public place in a postcolonial East Asian city. Combining investigation of historical material and long-term observation of contemporary urban saces, Joseph Allen presents a brilliant spatial reading of historical and present-day Taipei."
Liang-Yi Yen
China Review International