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Mandalay and the art of building cities in Burma

Drawing on original Burmese texts and illustrations, recent scholarship and mapping, Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma argues that the founding of Mandalay shifted critically in emphasis and scale from a protocol that established the royal city as a 'cosmic city' to one that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tainturier, François (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : NUS Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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