China's Contested Capital

Spatial Habitus: Making and Meaning in Asia's Architecture

by Charles D. Musgrove, Ronald G. Knapp (Editor), Xing Ruan (Editor)

Chinas Contested Capital investigates the development of the model capital from multiple perspectives. It explores the ideological underpinnings of the project by looking at the divisive debates surrounding the new capitals establishment as well as the

250 pages, ebook

First published May 1, 2013

Reviews

[Taiisha]

Excellent insight into China's Architectural revolution. A lot of great information regarding China's modernization efforts in the 20th century.