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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Won Bae Kim (Senior Fellow, Research Institute for Human Settlements) , Mike Douglass (Professor and Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii) , Sang-Chuel Choe (Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University) , Kong Chong Ho (Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.30cm Weight: 0.563kg ISBN: 9780198233589ISBN 10: 0198233582 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 01 April 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews`Culture and the City in East Asia ... contributes to the postmodern chorus of challenge to the assumptions and tendencies which have mapped out orthodox urbanisation research.' Michael J.G. Parnwell, Jnl of Devlpmnt Studies, Vol.35, No.4, Apr.99. `A real strength of the volume lies in the prominence of local writers who are quite skilful in unravelling and explaining local contextual complexities ... Culture and the City in East Asia ... succeeds in drawing attention to a potentially stimulating and worthwhile field for future research and, as such, provides an excellent reference source and starting point for regional specialists and scholars of urbanisation.' Michael J.G. Parnwell, Jnl of Devlpmnt Studies, Vol.35, No.4, Apr.99. Well conceived and tightly structured. There are many strengths in this welcome addition to the literature on Asian urbanization...this is a handsome and thoughtful book that probes the relationship between urban growth and cultural-social processes. - Yue-Man Yeung. The Journal of Asian Studies. The coverage of these essays is extensive....the editors have brought together a number of stimulating essays which illustrate both the power and the weakness of cultural explanations. The result is a valuable addition to the literature on a theme which is currently of much interest. - Rupert Hodder. Journal of Energy Literature. 1998. Culture and the City in East Asia ... contributes to the postmodern chorus of challenge to the assumptions and tendencies which have mapped out orthodox urbanisation research. Michael J.G. Parnwell, Jnl of Devlpmnt Studies, Vol.35, No.4, Apr.99. A real strength of the volume lies in the prominence of local writers who are quite skilful in unravelling and explaining local contextual complexities ... Culture and the City in East Asia ... succeeds in drawing attention to a potentially stimulating and worthwhile field for future research and, as such, provides an excellent reference source and starting point for regional specialists and scholars of urbanisation. Michael J.G. Parnwell, Jnl of Devlpmnt Studies, Vol.35, No.4, Apr.99. Well conceived and tightly structured. There are many strengths in this welcome addition to the literature on Asian urbanization...this is a handsome and thoughtful book that probes the relationship between urban growth and cultural-social processes. - Yue-Man Yeung. The Journal of Asian Studies. The coverage of these essays is extensive...the editors have brought together a number of stimulating essays which illustrate both the power and the weakness of cultural explanations. The result is a valuable addition to the literature on a theme which is currently of much interest. - Rupert Hodder. Journal of Energy Literature. 1998. Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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