| Title:
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WALKING MACAO, READING THE BAROQUE
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| By: |
Professor Jeremy Tambling, Louis Lo |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£20.80 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9622099386 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789622099388 |
| Publisher: |
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2009 |
| Pages: |
272 |
| Description: |
Brings to the reader the art and architecture of Macao, and the baroque treasures that make the territory so attractive. This title helps the reader who wants to understand the complex history and layout of the city, as a Portuguese ex-colony founded in the sixteenth century, and as a modern Chinese city. |
| Synopsis: |
The book studies the baroque and the postmodern art and architecture of Macao, as an ex-Portuguese colony founded in the sixteenth century. Examining how the 'Baroque' has been used in critical and cultural theory, it uses this to help visitors to Macao understand its complex history, both colonial and Chinese. |
| Illustrations: |
125 Illustrations, unspecified |
| Publication: |
Hong Kong |
| Imprint: |
Hong Kong University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |