| Heteroglossic Asia: The Transformation of Urban Taiwan Contributor(s): Lin, Francis Chia-Hui (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138800937 ISBN-13: 9781138800939 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Architecture | Landscape |
| Dewey: 307.1 |
| LCCN: 2014031123 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (0.88 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heteroglossic Asia presents an analysis of geographic, historical, cultural, economic, spatial and political factors underlying Taiwan's maritime urbanity by means of case studies based on Taipei and Kaohsiung; two cities which represent the multi-accentual character of Taiwan's urban environment and its recent changes and development through architecture. Focussing on the concept of a heteroglossic Asia Pacific, exemplified by the analysis of Taiwan's urban transformation, the study argues that Taiwan's urban environment shows a form of intended "fuzziness" which cannot be described as resting on either a simplified nationalist base or chaotic societal anxiety. Rather, this form lies between binary poles: autocracy and democracy, nation state and day-to-day life, top-down and bottom-up orientations, orthodoxy and hybridisation. |
