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BL
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1046689
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b801059
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| Main Entry
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Zhu, Jianfei,1962-
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| Title & Author
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Chinese spatial strategies : : imperial Beijing, 1420-1911 /\ Jianfei Zhu.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: RoutledgeCurzon,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xiv, 281 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0203613481
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: 6610075557
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: 9780203613481
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: 9786610075553
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0415318831
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-274) and index.
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| Contents
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Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction Beijing as a critical problem; 1 A geo political project; 2 City plan as ideology; 3 Social space of the city; 4 A sea of walls the Purple Forbidden Palace; 5 The palace framing a political landscape; 6 The palace a battlefield; 7 Constructs of authority; 8 A religious discourse; 9 Formal compositions visual and existential; Appendix dynasties reigns and emperors; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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Presents a study of social spaces of the capital of Ming Qing China (1420-1911). Focusing on early Ming and early and middle Qing, it explores architectural, urban and geographical space of Beijing.
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
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Architecture and religion.
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Architecture and state-- China-- Beijing.
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Architecture-- China-- Beijing-- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912.
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City planning-- China-- Beijing.
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Space (Architecture)-- China-- Beijing.
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Architecture and religion.
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Architecture and state.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Criticism.
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ARCHITECTURE-- History-- General.
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Architecture-- Ming-Qing dynasties.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Regional.
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Buildings.
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City planning.
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Space (Architecture)
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Beijing (China), Buildings, structures, etc.
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China, Beijing.
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| Dewey Classification
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720/.951/156
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| LC Classification
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NA1547.P6Z48 2004eb
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