| Taipei: City of Displacements Contributor(s): Allen, Joseph R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0295991267 ISBN-13: 9780295991269 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
| Dewey: 951.249 |
| LCCN: 2011017750 |
| Series: McLellan Books |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.01 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize This cultural study of public space examines the cityscape of Taipei, Taiwan, in rich descriptive prose. Contemplating a series of seemingly banal subjects--maps, public art, parks--Joseph Allen peels back layers of obscured history to reveal forces that caused cultural objects to be celebrated, despised, destroyed, or transformed as Taipei experienced successive regime changes and waves of displacement. In this thoughtful stroll through the city, we learn to look beyond surface ephemera, moving from the general to the particular to see sociocultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts. Watch the book trailer: https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBdGIoox7zM |