國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

Beijing recorda physical and politic...

Wang, Jun.

Beijing recorda physical and political history of planning modern Beijing /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Beijing recordWang Jun.
Reminder of title:	a physical and political history of planning modern Beijing /
Author:	Wang, Jun.
Published:	Singapore ;World Scientific Pub. Co.,c2011.
Description:	xxii, 512 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports.
Subject:	City planningHistory.China
Online resource:	http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/7648#t=toc
ISBN:	9789814295734 (electronic bk.)

Beijing recorda physical and political history of planning modern Beijing /
Wang, Jun.

Beijing recorda physical and political history of planning modern Beijing /[electronic resource] :Wang Jun. - Singapore ;World Scientific Pub. Co.,c2011. - xxii, 512 p. :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beijing Record, the result of ten years of research on the urban transformation of Beijing in the last fifty years, brings to an extended Western audience the inside story on the key decisions that led to Beijing's present urban fragmentation and its loss of memory and history in the form of bulldozing its architectural heritage. Wang's publication presents a survey of the main developments and government-level (both central and municipal) decisions, devoting a lot of attention to the 1950s and 1960s, when Beijing experienced a critical wave of transformative events. Shortly after its original Chinese bestseller edition was published by SDX joint Publishing Company House in October 2003, it ignited a firestorm of debate and discussion in a country where public interaction over such a sensitive subject rarely surfaces. The Chinese edition is in its 11th print run and was translated into Japanese in 2008. This newly-translated English version has the latest update on the author's findings in the area. This newly-translated English version has the latest update on the author's findings in the area. As the only edition printed in full color with nearly 300 illustrations, the English version powerfully showcases the stunning architecture, culture, and history of China's Dynamic Capital, Beijing. Home to more than 15 million people, this ancient capital city - not surprisingly - has a controversial, complicated history of planning and politics, development and demolition. The publication raises a number of unsettling questions : Why have a valuable historical architectural heritage such as city ramparts, gateways, old temples, memorial archways and the urban fabric of hutongs (traditional alleyways) and siheyuan (courtyard houses) been visibly disappearing for decades? Why are so many houses being demolished at a time of economic growth? Is no one prepared to stand up for the preservation of the city? For his research, Wang went through innumerable archives, read diaries and collected an unprecedented quantity of data, accessing firsthand materials and unearthing photographs that clearly document the city's relentless, unprecedented physical makeover. In addition, he conducted more than 50 in-person interviews with officials, planners, scholars and other experts. Many illustrations are published here for the first time, compiled in the 1990s when archival public access was reformulated.

Electronic reproduction.
Singapore :
World Scientific Publishing Co.,
2011.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

ISBN: 9789814295734 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

575978
City planning
--History.--China

LC Class. No.: HT169.C62

Dewey Class. No.: 307.12160951156

Beijing recorda physical and political history of planning modern Beijing /
LDR:03551nmm a2200289 a 4500 001 345819
003 WSP
005 20110504113646.0
006 m d
007 cr cuu|||uu|||
008 121106s2011 si abc sb 001 0 eng d
020 $a 9789814295734 (electronic bk.)
020 $z 9814295728
020 $z 9789814295727
035 $a 00001252
040 $a WSPC $b eng $c WSPC
043 $a a-cc-pe
050 4 $a HT169.C62
082 0 4 $a 307.12160951156 $2 22
100 1 $a Wang, Jun. $3 189487
245 1 0 $a Beijing record $h [electronic resource] : $b a physical and political history of planning modern Beijing / $c Wang Jun.
260 $a Singapore ; $a Hackensack, N.J. : $b World Scientific Pub. Co., $c c2011.
300 $a xxii, 512 p. : $b ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a Beijing Record, the result of ten years of research on the urban transformation of Beijing in the last fifty years, brings to an extended Western audience the inside story on the key decisions that led to Beijing's present urban fragmentation and its loss of memory and history in the form of bulldozing its architectural heritage. Wang's publication presents a survey of the main developments and government-level (both central and municipal) decisions, devoting a lot of attention to the 1950s and 1960s, when Beijing experienced a critical wave of transformative events. Shortly after its original Chinese bestseller edition was published by SDX joint Publishing Company House in October 2003, it ignited a firestorm of debate and discussion in a country where public interaction over such a sensitive subject rarely surfaces. The Chinese edition is in its 11th print run and was translated into Japanese in 2008. This newly-translated English version has the latest update on the author's findings in the area. This newly-translated English version has the latest update on the author's findings in the area. As the only edition printed in full color with nearly 300 illustrations, the English version powerfully showcases the stunning architecture, culture, and history of China's Dynamic Capital, Beijing. Home to more than 15 million people, this ancient capital city - not surprisingly - has a controversial, complicated history of planning and politics, development and demolition. The publication raises a number of unsettling questions : Why have a valuable historical architectural heritage such as city ramparts, gateways, old temples, memorial archways and the urban fabric of hutongs (traditional alleyways) and siheyuan (courtyard houses) been visibly disappearing for decades? Why are so many houses being demolished at a time of economic growth? Is no one prepared to stand up for the preservation of the city? For his research, Wang went through innumerable archives, read diaries and collected an unprecedented quantity of data, accessing firsthand materials and unearthing photographs that clearly document the city's relentless, unprecedented physical makeover. In addition, he conducted more than 50 in-person interviews with officials, planners, scholars and other experts. Many illustrations are published here for the first time, compiled in the 1990s when archival public access was reformulated.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Singapore : $c World Scientific Publishing Co., $d 2011. $n System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. $n Mode of access: World Wide Web. $n Available to subscribing institutions.
650 0 $a City planning $z China $z Beijing $x History. $3 575978
710 2 $a World Scientific (Firm) $3 575130
776 1 $z 9814295728
776 1 $z 9789814295727
856 4 0 $u http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/7648#t=toc