The Living House
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
263 pages
978-0-19-588554-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the first of its kind to present a detailed picture of the house within the social and symbolic worlds of South-East Asian peoples. It draws on the work of both architects and anthropologists, and features the author's own first-hand research. The volume focuses on the wonderful variety of Indonesian architecture and is richly illustrated with over 200 photographs.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
16 colour photos, halftones, drawings, bibliog
ISBN-13
978-0-19-588554-5 (9780195885545)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Origins; Perceptions of built forms: Indigenous and colonial; The inter-relation of built forms; Technology and symbolism; Cosmologies; The living house; Kinship and house societies; Space and the shaping of social relations; Houses of the dead; Migrations.