Description
About the Author
FranCois Tainturier is the executive director of the Inya Institute, a Yangon-based higher learning institute dedicated to advancing the social sciences and the humanities as they relate to Myanmar.
Reviews
"Francois Tainturier and NUS Press show a work of very good quality. The visual quality, the format, the large number of figures-old maps, photos from the colonial era, diagrams and comparative plans-the care given to the very beautiful layout, are all elements that strike you at first sight." * Moussons *
[This] is a fascinating book, fluidly written, thoroughly researched and clearly structured around key arguments. . . . Overall, the book is a textured and meticulous work of passion that deserves to be read by anyone interested in Southeast Asia's cultural, religious and urban history. It is also a valuable reminder that Burma can be apprehended and appreciated for its cultural and historical richness beyond the horrors faced by its people today."
* SOJOURN *"In producing this uniquely interdisciplinary study of Mandalay's urban planning history, Tainturier effortlessly integrates disparate scholarly domains, including religion, architecture, history, and area studies... The careful analysis that distinguishes this book makes it a significant contribution to the historiography of urban planning outside Europe and the Americas, and demonstrates that local concepts and terminologies need not always be understood as perennial or inherent. To engage in nuanced discussion, scholars also need to take historical change into account." * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians *
Book Information
ISBN 9789814722773
Author Francois Tainturier
Format Hardback
Page Count 240
Imprint NUS Press
Publisher NUS Press
Weight(grams) 966g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 184mm * 25mm