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20th Century Japan in 20 Buildings

• John Barr • ISBN 9781848225725

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20th Century Japan in 20 Buildings

• John Barr • ISBN-13 9781848225725

ISBN-10 Not provided • 2022

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ISBN 9781848225725 • Completeness 48

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There is a long history in the West of viewing Japan through the twin lenses of orientalism and exoticism. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868 and the re-opening of Japan after a long period of self-imposed isolation there has been a succession of commentators who have sought to present Japan as somehow ‘other’ and not susceptible to ready understanding.

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Publisher: John Barr
2022

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Contributor: provides a more rounded understanding of the development of modern architecture in Japan and the circumstances from which

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Category: Contributor:john BarrCategory: HardcoverCategory: History Of ArchitectureCategory: Imprint:lund Humphries Publishers LtdCategory: Japanese ArchitectureCategory: Publication-Date:2022-03-01Category: Publisher:lund Humphries Publishers LtdCategory: Type:nonfiction

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