Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto : Claiming a Right to the Past.

As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation's most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, it is both a popular destination for tourists and ho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brumann, Christoph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Colección:Japan anthropology workshop series.
Temas:
Urban anthropology > Japan > Kyoto.
Vernacular architecture > Japan > Kyoto.
Historic preservation > Japan > Kyoto.
City planning > Japan > Kyoto.
Kyoto (Japan) > Environmental conditions.
Kyoto (Japan) > Social conditions.
Kyoto (Japan) > Social life and customs.
Anthropologie urbaine > Japon > Kyōto.
Architecture vernaculaire > Japon > Kyōto.
Préservation historique > Japon > Kyōto.
City planning
Ecology
Historic preservation
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Urban anthropology
Vernacular architecture
Kyōto (Japon) > Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan > Kyoto
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation's most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, it is both a popular destination for tourists and home to one and a half million inhabitants. There has been a sustained, lively debate about how best to develop the city, with a large number of local government officials, citizen activists, urban planners, real-estate developers, architects, builders, proprietors, academic researchers, and ordinary Ky.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (441 pages).
ISBN:9780203135846
0203135849

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