Modern Kyoto : Building for Ceremony and Commemoration, 1868-1940 /

Can an imperial city survive, let alone thrive, without an emperor? Alice Y. Tseng answers this intriguing question in Modern Kyoto, a comprehensive study of the architectural and urban projects carried out in the old capital following Emperor Meiji's move to Tokyo in 1868. Tseng contends that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tseng, Alice Y. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2018]
Colección:Spatial habitus (Series)
Temas:
Architecture > Political aspects > Japan > Kyoto.
Public spaces > Political aspects > Japan > Kyoto.
Historic buildings > Japan > Kyoto.
Architecture > Aspect politique > Japon > Kyōto.
Espaces publics > Aspect politique > Japon > Kyōto.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Modern (late 19th Century to 1945)
Architecture > Political aspects
Buildings
Historic buildings
Public spaces > Political aspects
Kyoto (Japan) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Japan > Kyoto
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Measurements and Conventions
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: A New Imperial Garden and Imperial Shrine
  • Chapter Two: Beginnings of a Cultural Park in Okazaki
  • Chapter Three: Enthronements and Exhibitions
  • Chapter Four: Commemorative Projects as Urban Landmarks
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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