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Author Denison, Edward.

Title Modernism in China : architectural visions and revolutions / Edward Denison, Guang Yu Ren
Published Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, 2008

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Description 336 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 27 cm
Contents Defining modernism in China -- Antiquity and modernity -- The call to modernise -- A meeting of the twain -- Nationalism and modernity -- The modernist heyday -- Modernism and militarism in Manchuria -- Dissipation, politics and war -- A question of modernity
Summary "Despite the fact that the reach of Modernism was as effective in early 20th-century China as elsewhere in the world, China remains conspicuously absent from written histories of Modernism - as Modernism does from written histories from China. Modernism in China confronts this by investigating China's unique experience of Modernism, its remarkable variety, striking contradictions and recurrent paradoxes. Modernism in China acquired its own unique language forged from geographical, cultural, historical and political circumstances. This extensive study analyses, for the first time, the role of Modernism in the development of China's architectural and urban landscapes throughout the 20th century and, consequently, offers valuable context to the country's recent resurgence."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-327) and index
Subject Modern movement (Architecture) -- China.
Architecture -- China -- History -- 20th century.
Architecture -- China -- 21st century.
Author Ren, Guang Yu.
ISBN 9780470319284 (hbk.)
0470319283 (hbk.)