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OverviewThis study of cities on China's inland frontiers from ancient times to the present charts new territory in both geography and Chinese studies. It integrates the approaches of urban geography, cultural historical geography, and frontier studies to assess the form and function of cities on the Chinese frontiers. It is the first work to explore the nature of urbanism on Chinese frontiers, and the first work in English to present comparative case studies of a group of Chinese frontier cities. The author explores how the urban ideals and practices of eastern China were adapted to the natural and human conditions of the frontier regions, and in the process she analyses the interaction of Chinese and non-Chinese peoples in frontier cities. She shows how a distinctive frontier urban form emerged, which while adhering mainly to eastern Chinese practice, also incorporated a certain degree of diversity, especially in monumental and vernacular architecture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: P GaubatzPublisher: Stanford University Press Imprint: Stanford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.00cm Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9780804723992ISBN 10: 0804723990 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 01 March 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Chinese frontiers; 2. The historical development of the five cities; 3. The functions of cities on the frontiers; 4. Chinese urbanism and the frontiers; 5. Non-Chinese urban traditions on the frontiers; 6. City forms on the frontiers; 7. Monumental architecture in multicultural contexts; 8. Environment, regionalism, and vernacular architecture; 9. The persistence of traditional forms in the contemporary city; 10.Contemporary transformations and restructuring; Conclusion; Appendix: survey of pre-1949 city shapes; Notes; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsNot only specialists, but anyone with an interest in a wide range of areas (China, Central Asia, South and Southeast Asia) and disciplines (geography, anthropology, history, urban studies) will benefit greatly from this enormously stimulating book. Specialists will welcome the breadth of the author's inquiry, the challenging theses put forward, and the remarkable collection of new material, based on fieldwork in remote areas of China rarely studied by Westerners. General readers will be delighted by the rich array of illustrations and maps that illuminate the author's arguments and provide a fascinating introduction to China's multicultural frontier. -Dru C. Gladney, University of Hawaii Illustrated with excellent diagrammatic maps and photographs, Gaubatz's interdisciplinary study examines the foundation, historical development, and distinctive features of five cities on China's inner Asian and southwest frontier... This is an important contribution to the study of Chinese cities and China's frontiers. -Choice Not only specialists, but anyone with an interest in a wide range of areas (China, Central Asia, South and Southeast Asia) and disciplines (geography, anthropology, history, urban studies) will benefit greatly from this enormously stimulating book. Specialists will welcome the breadth of the author's inquiry, the challenging theses put forward, and the remarkable collection of new material, based on fieldwork in remote areas of China rarely studied by Westerners. General readers will be delighted by the rich array of illustrations and maps that illuminate the author's arguments and provide a fascinating introduction to China's multicultural frontier. --Dru C. Gladney, University of Hawaii Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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