| Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architecture and Urbanism Through the Lens of Cultural Studies Contributor(s): Lim, William Siew Wai (Author) |
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ISBN: 9812707719 ISBN-13: 9789812707710 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $113.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Business & Economics | Urban & Regional |
| Dewey: 720.95 |
| LCCN: 2007043869 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 8.04" W x 10.14" (2.41 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Asian Alterity is an interdisciplinary theoretical analysis that vigorously contests the homogeneity of the mainstream Eurocentric values. Part I argues for the need for an alternate perspective to be introduced so as to understand the diversity of Asia's cultural differences at their varied development stages and to meet the complex challenges of the explosive urban expansion and disruptive changes in traditional cultures and lifestyles.Part II of the book consists of nine case studies of Asian major urban cities by well-established academic writers and urban theorists. Each author presents diverse aspects of urban dynamism. The case studies will collectively demonstrate a broad framework to understand the essentiality of the interdisciplinary mode of Cultural Studies as an important lens towards meeting the challenges in Asian Architecture and Urbanism.Highlights of the book: |