{"product_id":"kinkakuji-and-kitayama-thomas-d-conlan-9789004733039","title":"Kinkakuji and Kitayama: Space, Place, Monuments and Memory in Japan 1222-1994","description":"This work adopts a typology of intentional monuments, historical monuments, ancient monuments, and timeless monuments to describe how Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion, was created, preserved, destroyed, and rebuilt. It reveals how Ashikaga Yoshimitsu built Kinkakuji as a monument to glorify his rule. Later, Kinkakuji became a mortuary temple and historical monument, commemorating the Ashikaga, before becoming an ancient monument that was valued for being old. It then became a National Treasure of Japan. After it was destroyed in 1950, Kinkakuji was built as a timeless monument. In the process, Kinkakuji's reconstruction influenced how UNESCO authorities defined \"original\" monuments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas D. Conlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004733035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004733039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.24h x 7.60w x 0.63d","brand":"Thomas D. Conlan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874303389951,"sku":"9789004733039","price":149.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kinkakuji-and-kitayama-thomas-d-conlan-9789004733039","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}