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Chinese Spatial Strategies - Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,577
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Chinese Spatial Strategies - Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 (Hardcover): Jianfei Zhu

Chinese Spatial Strategies - Imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 (Hardcover)

Jianfei Zhu

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Contents:
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Beijing as a Critical Problem
In Search of a Chinese Space
Outline of the Research and the Argument
A Note on Method
1. A Geo-Political Project
2. City Plan as Ideology
A Classical Tradition
Neo-Confucianism
3. Social Space of the City
A City of Cities
Space of the State
Space of Society
Concluding Notes 1: Architecture of the City and the Land
4. A Sea of Walls: The Purple Forbidden Palace
5. The Palace: Framing a Political Landscape
The Inner Court as a Corporeal Space
The Outer Court as an Institutional Space
A Composition of Forces
6. The Palace: a Battlefield
Flows of Reports and Directives
Defence
Recurring Crises
7. Constructs of Authority
Legalism and The Art of War
Vis-a-vis the Panopticon: Two Ages of Reason
Concluding Notes 2: Architecture as a Machine of the State
8. A Religious Discourse
Composing and Building the Discourse
Performing an Ideology
9. Formal Compositions: Visual and Existential
Beijing as a Scroll
Vis-a-vis 'Cartesian Perspectivalism': Two Ways of Seeing
Concluding Notes 3: Architecture of Horizon
Appendix: dynasties, reigns and emperors
Notes
Bibliography
Index

General

Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2003
First published: 2004
Authors: Jianfei Zhu
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-31883-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities
Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
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LSN: 0-415-31883-1
Barcode: 9780415318839

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