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Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architectur + Urbanism Through the Lens of Cultural Studies Case Studies
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Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architectur + Urbanism Through the Lens of Cultural Studies Case StudiesAsian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architectur + Urbanism Through the Lens of Cultural Studies Case Studies

 Employing the multi-disciplinary cultural studies as a theoretical platform, this book presents a unique analysis of Asia's development and its architecture and urbanism. The concept of "multiple modernities" is extensively examined to provide the foundational understanding of Asian modernity today, which is firmly rooted in both its indigenous cultures and traditions as well as its contemporariness. This book, a new reflection on the nature of the city in Asia, and the role of professionals in the multiple modernities of those cities, includes 
 
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