China's Contested Capital - Architecture, Ritual, and Response in Nanjing

Charles Musgrove brings the city of Nanjing back into the discussion of China's modern development, focusing on how it was transformed from a factional capital with only regional influence into a symbol of nationhood - a city where newly forming ideals of citizenship were celebrated and contested on its streets and at its monuments.

About the author

Charles Musgrove is associate professor of history at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Summary

Charles Musgrove brings the city of Nanjing back into the discussion of China’s modern development, focusing on how it was transformed from a factional capital with only regional influence into a symbol of nationhood - a city where newly forming ideals of citizenship were celebrated and contested on its streets and at its monuments.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Musgrove, Charles D Musgrove, Charles D. Musgrove
• Assisted by: Ronald G Knapp (Editor), Ronald G. Knapp (Editor), Xing Ruan (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2013
• EAN: 9780824836283
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3628-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Spatial Habitus (Hardcover); Spatial Habitus: Making and Me
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity