{"product_id":"heteroglossic-asia-francis-chia-hui-lin-9781138800939","title":"Heteroglossic Asia: The Transformation of Urban Taiwan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeteroglossic Asia\u003c\/em\u003e presents an analysis of geographic, historical, cultural, economic, spatial and political factors underlying Taiwan's maritime urbanity by means of case studies based on Taipei and Kaohsiung; two cities which represent the multi-accentual character of Taiwan's urban environment and its recent changes and development through architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocussing on the concept of a heteroglossic Asia Pacific, exemplified by the analysis of Taiwan's urban transformation, the study argues that Taiwan's urban environment shows a form of intended \"fuzziness\" which cannot be described as resting on either a simplified nationalist base or chaotic societal anxiety. Rather, this form lies between binary poles: autocracy and democracy, nation state and day-to-day life, top-down and bottom-up orientations, orthodoxy and hybridisation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Chia-Hui Lin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138800937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138800939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Francis Chia-Hui Lin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065369243903,"sku":"9781138800939","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_336e1cc6-3627-49fc-b794-cd89ef5f85fc.jpg?v=1768674746","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heteroglossic-asia-francis-chia-hui-lin-9781138800939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}