Remaking Beijing Tiananmen Square and the Creation of a Political Space

Name: Remaking Beijing Tiananmen Square and the Creation of a Political Space
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ISBN: 9780226360799

ISBN-10: 0226360792

ISBN-13: 9780226360799

Edition: 2005

Authors: Wu Hung, Wu Hung

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In 1949, Beijing still retained nearly all of its time-honored character and magnificence. But when Chairman Mao rejected the proposal to build a new capital for the People's Republic of China and decided to stay in the ancient city, he initiated a long struggle to transform Beijing into a shining beacon of socialism. So began the remaking of the city into a modern metropolis rife with monuments, public squares, exhibition halls, and government offices. Wu Hung grew up in Beijing and experienced much of the city's makeover firsthand. In this lavishly illustrated work, he offers a vivid, often personal account of the struggle over Beijing's reinvention, drawing particular attention to…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 9/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.80" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Wu Hung is Harrie A. Vanderstappen Distinguished Service Professor in Chinese art history at the University of Chicago.



Introduction



Tiananmen Square: A Political History of Monuments



Face of Authority: Tiananmen and Mao's Tiananmen Portrait



Displaying the People: National Day Parades and Exhibition Architecture



Monumentality of Time: From Drum Tower to 'Hong Kong Clock'



Art of the Square: From Subject to Site


Coda: Entering the New Millennium


References


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Photo Acknowledgements