{"product_id":"architecture-in-the-south-pacific-jennifer-taylor-9780824846725","title":"Architecture in the South Pacific: The Ocean of Islands","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchitecture in the South Pacific: The Ocean of Islands recounts the recent developments of the South Pacific and its fascinating architecture. This volume traces the European architectural overlay onto this scattered group of islands as well as the transition of these same islands towards a regional identity that has been fashioned by the remoteness of each location, the incomparable setting, and the distinctive ethnic mix of its inhabitants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA series of themed essays present the story of architectural development in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Samoa and American Samoa, and French Polynesia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecent architecture typifies the evolution of the islands as they have been subjected to the transformative waves of alien trade, religion, colonization, war and tourism, followed by post-colonialism and revived nationalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs with the Pacific region itself, the most prominent characteristic of the architecture is its diversity. The blending of the universal and the local sets the stage for a fresh vision of the South Pacific across a wide range of building types, from spectacular mission churches to sensational resorts in paradise. This book, in full colour, will appeal to architects, armchair-tourists, students and all those for whom the South Pacific is the idyll of their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Taylor,James Conner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0824846729\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780824846725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Hawaii Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2015 pg. 965","brand":"Jennifer Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48174890516735,"sku":"9780824846725","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_698ec5d6-d9aa-47b6-82fc-df4b376a6877.jpg?v=1771331196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/architecture-in-the-south-pacific-jennifer-taylor-9780824846725","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}