Shaping Canton: The Mountains Are High and the Emperor Far Away

The book takes as its starting point the city of Canton, at the heart of the most...
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Author: Peter Cookson-Smith
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Shaping Canton: The Mountains Are High and the Emperor Far Away by Cookson-Smith, Peter

Shaping Canton: The Mountains Are High and the Emperor Far Away

$60.33

Shaping Canton: The Mountains Are High and the Emperor Far Away

$60.33
Author: Peter Cookson-Smith
Format: Paperback
Language: English
The book takes as its starting point the city of Canton, at the heart of the most populous built-up metropolitan area in Mainland China, and a city that has for several centuries held a central position with regard to economic, social, and physical change in the country.

Shaping Canton focuses on the modern history of Canton. The text and illustrations explore and set out the various stages and events leading up to the modern city, by way of a reinvigorated Chinese superpower, from the founding of trade between Europe and the East in the late 15th century, to the beachheads of foreign influence, and forces of transformation through periods of revolution, political transition, and reform up to the present time.

Author: Peter Cookson-Smith
Publisher: Oro Editions
Published: 08/15/2022
Pages: 324
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.51lbs
Size: 9.00h x 8.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781954081642

About the Author
Cookson-Smith, Peter: - Dr. Peter Cookson Smith is an architect, urbanist, and founder of the URBIS consultancy in Hong Kong, which has operated throughout Asia for more than forty years. He is a former professor of architecture and former president of Hong Kong's Institutes of Planning and Urban Design. He is the author of six previous books on cities and urban design, including his three most recent publications, with ORO Editions, Seeking Savannah (2018), An Enterprising Path to Barrio Chino (2019), and After Dante (2020).

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