Ultra-Modernism : Architecture and Modernity in Manchuria /

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The first half of the twentieth century was fraught with global tensions and political machinations. However, for all the destruction in that period, these geopolitical conditions in Manchuria cultivated an extraordinary variety of architecture and urban planning, which has completely escaped intern...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Denison, Edward (Author), Ren, Guangyu (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2017
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
City planning > China > Manchuria > History > 20th century.
Architecture and society > China > Manchuria > History > 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) > China > Manchuria.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • 1. Between East and West
  • 2. Russian Manchuria : Kwantung Leased Territory
  • 3. Rising sun over Manchuria : the golden age of the South Manchuria Railway, 1906-1931
  • 4. Manchukuo : modern mirage, 1932-1945
  • 5. The badlands of Harbin
  • 6. Dalian : gateway to Manchukuo
  • 7. Hsinking : Manchukuo's ultra-modernist city
  • 8. The end.

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