Taipei

City of Displacements

AvJoseph R. Allen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Winner of the Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book PrizeThis 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.Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBdGIoox7zM

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-11-11
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:612 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Taipei
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of Washington Press
ISBN:9780295991252
Utmärkelser:Winner of Joseph Levenson Prize 2011 (United States)

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Regional planering inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

"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."

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceNote to ReadersPrologue1. Mapping the City2. Picturing the City3. Traffic in the City4. A Park in the City5. Display in the City6. Statues in the City7. A Horse in a Park in a City on an Island in the SeaPostface: Theoretical ConsiderationsNotesChinese and Japanese GlossaryWorks CitedIndex