China's Traditional Rural Architecture: A Cultural Geography of the Common House

Ronald G. Knapp

Published by University of Hawaii Press 1986

China's Traditional Rural Architecture

A Cultural Geography of the Common House

Ronald G. Knapp

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824887919

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Knapp Ronald G. :

Ronald G. Knapp, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus, State University of New York, New Paltz, where he taught from 1968 to 2001, has been carrying out research on the cultural and historical geography of China since 1965. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books concerning the vernacular architecture of China and Southeast Asia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
A NOTE ON CHINESE NAMES Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 1 The Historical Development of the Chinese House Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
CHAPTER 2 The Variety of Chinese Rural Dwellings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
CHAPTER 3 Construction of the Rural Chinese House Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
CHAPTER 4 The Rural Dwelling on China s Taiwan Frontier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
CHAPTER 5 The Folk Tradition and the Built Environment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
CHAPTER 6 Rural Housing in Contemporary China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
GLOSSARY OF CHINESE TERMS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	153
REFERENCES CITED Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
FURTHER REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
ILLUSTRATION CREDITS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 184

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Published: May 23, 2022
ISBN: 9780824887919