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100 1 _aDenison, Edward,
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245 1 0 _aUltra-modernism :
_barchitecture and modernity in Manchuria /
_cEdward Denison and Guangyu Ren.
260 _aHong Kong :
_bHong Kong University Press,
_c(c)2016.
300 _a1 online resource (ix, 148 pages) :
_billustrations, maps.
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505 0 0 _aAcknowledgements; Prologue; Map of Manchuria showing the principal settlements and railway routes; 1. Between East and West; 2. Russian Manchuria: Kwantung Leased Territory; 3. Rising Sun over Manchuria: The Golden Age of the South Manchuria Railway, 1906-1931; 4. Manchukuo: Modern Mirage, 1932-1945; 5. The Badlands of Harbin; 6. Dalian: Gateway to Manchukuo; 7. Hsinking: Manchukuo's Ultra-Modernist City; 8. The End; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index
520 0 _aThe first half of the twentieth century was fraught with global tensions and political machinations. However, for all the destruction in that period, these geopolitical conditions in Manchuria cultivated an extraordinary variety of architecture and urban planning, which has completely escaped international attention until now. With over forty carefully chosen images, Ultra-Modernism: Architecture and Modernity in Manchuria is the first book in English that illustrates Manchuria's encounter with modernity through its built environment. Edward Denison and Guangyu Ren take readers through Russia'
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650 0 _aModern movement (Architecture)
_zChina
_zManchuria.
650 0 _aArchitecture and society
_zChina
_zManchuria
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_y20th century.
650 0 _aCity planning
_zChina
_zManchuria
_xHistory
_y20th century.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
700 1 _aRen, Guangyu,
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856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1452304&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
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