Taipei : City of Displacements

Allen, Joseph R.

ISBN 10: 0295991259 / ISBN 13: 9780295991252

Published by University of Washington Press, 2011

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Orderbook - wwb -----TAIPEI: CITY OF DISPLACEMENTS. Joseph R. Allen. University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2011. Copyright 2012. McLellan Book. 296 pp. With 36 ills. 24 x 16 cm. LC 2011-17750 ISBN 9780295991252 In English. Paperbound edition also available; see Worldwide 145144. Indexing: Western, Non-Western in a Western Style, Asia (Western Style) â " Taiwan â " 1900-1945, Post-1945 â " Architecture â " Urban PlanningPlans: 71 Worldwide Number: 145143Hardcover $75.00x (libraries receive a 10% discount on this title); *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 296 pp. ; 36 illus. -- with a bonus offer--; A Mclellan Book; This cultural study of public space examines the cityscape of Taipei, Taiwan, in rich descriptive prose. Contemplating a series of seemingly banal subjects--maps, public art, parks--Joseph Allen peels back layers of obscured history to reveal forces that caused cultural objects to be celebrated, despised, destroyed, or transformed as Taipei experienced successive regime changes and waves of displacement. In this thoughtful stroll through the city, we learn to look beyond surface ephemera, moving from the general to the particular to see sociocultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts. Joseph R. Allen is professor of Chinese literature and cultural studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and author of In the Voice of Others: Chinese Music Bureau Poetry and translator of Forbidden Games and Video Poems: The Poetry of Yang Mu and Lo Ch'ing."Through the prism of Taipei's development, Allen masterfully covers many aspects of visual culture in Taiwan during the past century. The book details cultural debates with insight and draws on many visual forms. Taipei is bound to become a prime source on Taiwan culture." -Yomi Braester, author of Painting the City Red: Chinese Cinema and the Urban Contract.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Taipei : City of Displacements
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0295991259
• ISBN 13: 9780295991252
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Winner of the Joseph Levenson Post-1900 Book Prize

This cultural study of public space examines the cityscape of Taipei, Taiwan, in rich descriptive prose. Contemplating a series of seemingly banal subjects―maps, public art, parks―Joseph Allen peels back layers of obscured history to reveal forces that caused cultural objects to be celebrated, despised, destroyed, or transformed as Taipei experienced successive regime changes and waves of displacement. In this thoughtful stroll through the city, we learn to look beyond surface ephemera, moving from the general to the particular to see sociocultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts.

About the Author

Joseph R. Allen is professor of Chinese literature and cultural studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and author of In the Voice of Others: Chinese Music Bureau Poetry and translator of Forbidden Games and Video Poems: The Poetry of Yang Mu and Lo Ch'ing.