Architecture and authority in Japan /
William H. Coaldrake.
- xxi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series. .
- Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-313) and index.
Series Editor's Preface -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Introduction -- Authority in Architecture: Container and Contained -- The Grand Shrines of Ise and Izumo: The Appropriation of Vernacular Architecture by Early Ruling Authority -- Great Halls of Religion and State: Architecture and the Creation of the Nara Imperial Order -- Heian Palaces and Kamakura Temples: The Changing Countenances of Aristocratic and Warrior Power -- Castles: The Symbol and Substance of Momoyama and Early Edo Authority -- Nijo Castle and the Psychology of Architectural Intimidation -- Tokugawa Mausolea: Intimations of Immortality and the Architecture of Posthumous Authority -- Shogunal and Daimyo Gateways: The Intersecting Spheres of Arbitrary Will and Technical Necessity -- Building the Meiji State: The Western Architectural Hierarchy -- Tange Kenzo's Tokyo Monuments: New Authority and Old Architectural Ambitions -- Beyond Vanity and Evanescence -- Notes -- Chronological Table -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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Public architecture--Japan Architecture and state--Japan Symbolism in architecture--Japan