architectural mimicry in contemporary China Bosker, Bianca. creator text bibliography hiu 2013 monographic eng

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xii, 191 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Into "the land of courtly enjoyments" : an introduction to China's architectural mimicry -- The fascination with faux : philosophical and theoretical drivers of architectural reproduction in China -- Manifestations of westernization : the anatomy of China's simulacrascapes -- Simulacra and the Sino-psyche : understanding the Chinese motivation for replicating the alien -- Residential revolution : inside the twenty-first century Chinese dream. Bianca Bosker ; with a foreword by Jerome Silbergeld. "Published in China by Hong Kong University Press." Includes bibliographical references (p.147-153) and index. a-cc--- Architecture China Themes, motives Architecture China Western influences Architecture China History 20th century Architecture China History 21st century NA1545 .B67 2013 720.951/09051 9780824836061 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9789888139149 2012017567 pucpr 120428 20191021205019.0 eng