{"product_id":"9789814475181","title":"Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architecture and Urbanism through the Lens of Cultural Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsian Alterity\u003c\/i\u003e is an interdisciplinary theoretical analysis that vigorously contests the homogeneity of the mainstream Eurocentric values. Part I argues for the need for an alternate perspective to be introduced so as to understand the diversity of Asia's cultural differences at their varied development stages and to meet the complex challenges of the explosive urban expansion and disruptive changes in traditional cultures and lifestyles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II of the book consists of nine case studies of Asian major urban cities by well-established academic writers and urban theorists. Each author presents diverse aspects of urban dynamism. The case studies will collectively demonstrate a broad framework to understand the essentiality of the interdisciplinary mode of Cultural Studies as an important lens towards meeting the challenges in Asian Architecture and Urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlights of the book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForewords and comments written by an international panel of multidisciplinary academics and urban theorists including Linda Lim, Lim Teck Ghee, John Philips, Saskia Sassen, Iain Borden, Edward Soja and Chua Beng Huat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInnovative graphic design and page layout by an internationally established designer, Jackson Tan of Singapore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElegant limited edition box set includes five additional posters of images from the book.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart I:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsian Alterity:Introduction and The Rise of Asia:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Relevance of Cultural Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rise of Asia\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eModernities:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple Modernities and Contemporariness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemocracy, Human Rights and Social Justice\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelected Cultural Studies:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultural Identities, Diaspora and Memories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobalization and Inequalities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustainability and Affordability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePopular Culture and the Contemporary\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsian Architecture and Urbanism:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreativity of the Contemporary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian Urbanism — Challenges Ahead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsian Architecture — Challenges Ahead\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart II:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase Studies of Asian Cities:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBangkok: A City in Flux \u003ci\u003e(K Ratanapridakul)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHo Chi Minh City [Saigon]: Before the Doorstep of Global Assimilation \u003ci\u003e(Khang T)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHong Kong: City of Maximum Quantities \u003ci\u003e(S Li)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIstanbul: Observations \u003ci\u003e(K N Tan)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Melbourne Case Study: The Consultant Arrives [and sees] …  \u003ci\u003e(L van Schaik)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeoul: Gangnam Alternative Nature — The Experience of Nature Without Parks \u003ci\u003e(Y-J Park \u0026amp; J Kim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShanghai Assessed: Six Architectural Nodes of the City \u003ci\u003e(E Seng et al.)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore: In Search of Transparency \u003ci\u003e(J K Kaw)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTokyo: An Urban Collage of Chaos Amidst Order \u003ci\u003e(T Muraji)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0Keywords:Asia;Asian Architecture and Urbanism;Critical Urbanism;Cultural Studies;Asian Modernity;Multiple ModernitiesReview:\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book on Asian Alterity is so welcome, as one of the new (yet still all too rare) explorations in architecture and urbanism which seek to operate from an interdisciplinary perspective, and, as such, comprehend the true difficulty of the life that we seek to comprehend and better. As such, it provides invaluable insights into aspects of what William Lim calls the ‘non-West’, that is into modernity globalization, technology, politics, and social organization … it helps me to understand my London-based daily life, one which is composed of similarly complex (and often ‘Asian’) cultures, languages, peoples, hybrids, diasporas, fractional identities, and disparities of wealth. And the book suggests too that, of course, places like London are also part of the global condition of architectural and urban issues such as memories, public space, uncertainty, spatial justice and what William Lim memorably terms the ‘Colonial Hangover’.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIain Borden\u003cbr\u003eProfessor of Architecture and Urban Culture\u003cbr\u003eBartlett School of Architecture, University College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“There is nothing quite like Asian Alterity for its comprehensive and insightful perspective on Australasian urbanism, its creative recomposition of stubborn modernist binaries, its sensitive handling of difference and otherness, its effectively politicized interdisciplinarity, and its challenging ethical agenda for the city building professions and city dwellers everywhere.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdward W Sojo\u003cbr\u003eProfessor of Urban Planning and Visiting Centennial Professor of Sociology\u003cbr\u003eSchool of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book is a poised and critical examination of the latent potential in the cultures of those cities … Their discussions are incisive, objective, and eminently successful in placing the Asian experience in an interdisciplinary framework.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ea+u (Architecture and Urbanism)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book is highly recommended to architects, urban planners and decision makers in the respective fields.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eINDONESIA design\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The book distills a decade of Lim's thinking, observing and writing about postmodernity and its place in the Asian city.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hilt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e0","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185290035440,"sku":"9789814475181","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814475181_p0.jpg?v=1763691093","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814475181","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}