Heteroglossic Asia - The Transformation of Urban Taiwan (Hardcover)

Heteroglossic Asia presents an analysis of geographic, historical, cultural, economic, spatial and political factors underlying Taiwan's maritime urbanity by means of case studies based on Taipei and Kaohsiung; two cities which represent the multi-accentual character of Taiwan's urban environment and its recent changes and development through architecture. Focussing on the concept of a heteroglossic Asia Pacific, exemplified by the analysis of Taiwan's urban transformation, the study argues that Taiwan's urban environment shows a form of intended "fuzziness" which cannot be described as resting on either a simplified nationalist base or chaotic societal anxiety. Rather, this form lies between binary poles: autocracy and democracy, nation state and day-to-day life, top-down and bottom-up orientations, orthodoxy and hybridisation.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
Release date:	2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Francis Chia-Hui Lin
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	170
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-80093-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General Promotions
LSN:	1-138-80093-7
Barcode:	9781138800939

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