Hui Zou

Broschiertes Buch

A Jesuit Garden in Beijing and Early Modern Chinese Culture

Beschreibung

Analyses historical, architectural, visual, literary, and philosophical perspectives on the Western-styled garden that formed part of the great Yuanming Yuan complex in Beijing. Through detailed examination of historical literature and representations, it explores the ways in which the Jesuits accommodated their design within the Chinese cultural context.

Autor

Hui Zou teaches architectural history, theory, and design at the University of Florida. His areas of research include comparative studies in architecture and garden histories, architectural philosophy, and Chinese architecture and garden histories. His publications have appeared in journals of architectural history, garden history, philosophy, and Sinology, including Chora: Intervals in the Philosophy of Architecture, the Journal of Environmental Philosophy (2010), the Journal of Chinese Philosophy (2008), and Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes (2002).

Produktdetails

• Comparative Cultural Studies
• Verlag: Purdue University Press
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781557535832
• ISBN-10: 1557535833
• Artikelnr.: 32210540