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4. Simulacra and the Sino-Psyche: Understanding the Chinese Motivation for Replicating the Alien
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Bianca Bosker
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- FOREWORD vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- 1 INTO “THE LAND OF COURTLY ENJOYMENTS” :An Introduction to China’s Architectural Mimicry 1
- 2 THE FASCINATION WITH FAUX: Philosophical and Theoretical Drivers of Architectural Reproduction in China 20
- 3. MANIFESTATIONS OF WESTERNIZATION : The Anatomy of China’s Simulacrascapes 37
- 4. Simulacra and the Sino-Psyche: Understanding the Chinese Motivation for Replicating the Alien 67
- 5. Residential Revolution: Inside the Twenty-fi rst Century Chinese Dream 93
- Conclusion: From Imitation to Innovation? 118
- Notes 133
- Bibliography 147
- Index 155
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- FOREWORD vii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
- 1 INTO “THE LAND OF COURTLY ENJOYMENTS” :An Introduction to China’s Architectural Mimicry 1
- 2 THE FASCINATION WITH FAUX: Philosophical and Theoretical Drivers of Architectural Reproduction in China 20
- 3. MANIFESTATIONS OF WESTERNIZATION : The Anatomy of China’s Simulacrascapes 37
- 4. Simulacra and the Sino-Psyche: Understanding the Chinese Motivation for Replicating the Alien 67
- 5. Residential Revolution: Inside the Twenty-fi rst Century Chinese Dream 93
- Conclusion: From Imitation to Innovation? 118
- Notes 133
- Bibliography 147
- Index 155
