The Chinese city in space and time : the development of urban form in Suzhou / Yinong Xu.

Main entry:

Xu, Yinong, 1961-

Title & Author:

The Chinese city in space and time : the development of urban form in Suzhou / Yinong Xu.

Publication:

Description:

xi, 361 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-352) and index.
Ch. 1. Historical and Cultural Background -- Ch. 2. The City in Its Beginning -- Ch. 3. Cities in the Imperial Era -- Ch. 4. The City Walls and Gates -- Ch. 5. Physical Structure of the City -- Ch. 6. Courtyard and Public Urban Space -- Ch. 7. The City in Fengshui Interpretations.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"In this study of the formation and transformation of Chinese urban form and space, Suzhou is presented as both the object of and witness to a complex history. Drawing on a wealth of primary materials detailing the city's history, customs, and urban construction as well as on recent work in Chinese history, culture, and religion, Yinong Xu examines characteristics of building and transformation in pre-modern Suzhou, characteristics that, while particular to the city's own historical development, reflect or were determined by factors representative of China's urban history in general."
"Throughout this work the author attempts to separate historical truth from the accumulation of pseudo-historical lore concerning the way in which the city of Suzhou was created, formed, and transformed in the past. The Chinese City in Space and Time will engage scholars in a wide range of disciplines, including urban history, Chinese history, comparative historical studies, popular religion and mythology, and architectural history."--Jacket.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0824820762 (alk. paper)
9780824820763 (alk. paper)

Subject:

City planning China Suzhou Shi (Jiangsu Sheng) History.
Urbanization China Suzhou Shi (Jiangsu Sheng) History.
City planning China Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) History.
Urbanization China Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng) History.
Urbanisme Chine Suzhou (Jiangsu) Histoire.
Urbanisation Chine Suzhou (Jiangsu) Histoire.
Urbanisation Chine Suzhou (Jiangsu : Shi) Histoire.
City planning
Urbanization
Stadtentwicklung
Geschichte
Villes Chine Suzhou (Chine) Histoire.
Urbanisme Chine Suzhou (Chine) Histoire.
Urbanisation Chine Suzhou (Chine) Histoire.
Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng, China) History.
Suzhou (Jiangsu, Chine) Histoire.
China Suzhou (Jiangsu Sheng)
China Suzhou Shi (Jiangsu Sheng)
Suzhou
China
Suzhou (Chine) Histoire.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 211583
Call No.: HT169.C62 S9 2000
Status: Available

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