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Title:
The East : Buddhists, Hindus and the sons of heaven
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Architecture in context ; 2
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Routledge, 2008
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viii, 915 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780415407526

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Summary

Continuing the Architecture in Contextseries, this second volume narrates the development of architecture across a huge swathe of the world, from the Indian subcontinent to the Japanese archipelago, over a period extending from prehistory to the arrival of Islam and its distinct traditions from the eleventh century onwards.

Fantastically illustrated, with over 1,000 photographs and drawings, Christopher Tadgell covers the major architectural traditions of India, China, Thailand and Japan as well as the spectacular architecture of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Korea, Myenmar, Bhutan and Tibet. As with the first volume - Antiquity - The Eastpresents not only the buildings themselves, but the cultures and peoples that they are a part of.

Unprecedented in its scope, this volume is a beautiful guide to the fascinating history of Eastern architecture.


Author Notes

Born in Sydney, Chistopher Tadgell studied art history at the Courtauld Institute in London and subsequently taught architectural history for almost thirty years before devoting himself full-time to writing and research, travelling worldwide to examine and photograph buildings from every tradition and period. He is a Trustee of the World Monuments Fund, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquities and a member of both the British and American Societies of Architectural History. His History of Architecture in India is the definitive one-volume account, whilst his publications on French architecture include the standard account in Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration.


Table of Contents

Part 1 Buddhist and Brahmanical
1.1 The Indian Subcontinent
1 The Mauryas and their Successors
2 Hellenistic Intruders and the Mahayana
3 The Pantheon of the Gods
4 Hindu Empire and the Fruits of Dynastic Rivalry
5 The South and the Great Dravidian Vimana
6 The North and the 'Nagara' Temple Mountain
7 Central Synthesis
8 Forts
9 Sri Lanka
10 Nepal
1.2 South-East Asia
11 Java and its Neighbours
12 The Advent of the Khmer
13 Angkor
14 The Cham and the Late Ascent of the Mahayana at Angkor
15 Mons and Myenmar
16 Thais and their Eastern Neighbours
Part II Heaven's Empires
2.1 China and its Orbit
1 The Generation of Conservative Traditions
2 Interregnum and the Impact of Buddhism
3 Middle Age, Sui, Tang and Sung
4 The Yuan Interregnum and Tibet
5 Ming and the Qing: Longevity and Sclerosis
6 Himalayan Theocracy and Imperial Lamaism
7 Korea
2.2 Japan
8 Origins
9 From Asuka to Heian
10 Kamakura and Muromachi
11 From Momoyama to Edo