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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto: Claiming a right to the past; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: Case studies; 1. The Pont des Arts controversy; 2. A place with a past; 3. The manshon conflicts; 4. The revival of the kyô-machiya; 5. The Yamaboko junkô of the Gion matsuri; Part II Cross-cutting aspects; 6. Aesthetics; 7. Tradition and heritage; 8. Civil society and the power of institutions; 9. Public and private space; 10. Wider skies over Kyoto; Conclusion: Healing a wounded city; Appendix A: Photo test buildings and scores.
  • Appendix B: Photo test correlations of respondentsNotes; Bibliography; Index.

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