Harbin to Hanoi : the colonial built environment in Asia, 1840 to 1940 /

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Colonial powers in China and northern Vietnam employed the built environment for many purposes: as an expression of imperial aspirations, a manifestation of supremacy, a mission to civilize, a re-creation of a home away from home, or simply as a place to live and work. In this volume, scholars of ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Zatsepine, Victor (Editor), Victoir, Laura A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2012.
Series:Global connections.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Architecture, Colonial > Asia.
Colonies > Asia > History.
Urbanization > Asia > History > 20th century.
Urbanization > Asia > History > 19th century.
Colonial cities > Asia.
Architecture coloniale > Asie.
Urbanisation > Asie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Urbanisation > Asie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Villes coloniales > Asie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Architecture, Colonial
Colonial cities
Colonies
Urbanization
Asia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Colonial powers in China and northern Vietnam employed the built environment for many purposes: as an expression of imperial aspirations, a manifestation of supremacy, a mission to civilize, a re-creation of a home away from home, or simply as a place to live and work. In this volume, scholars of city planning, architecture, and Asian and imperial history provide a detailed analysis of how colonization worked on different levels, and how it was expressed in stone, iron, and concrete.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789882203891
9882203892
988818072X
9789888180721

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