Joseph R Allen, "Taipei: city of displacements," (University of Washington Press, 2014)

This cultural study of public space examines the cityscape of Taipei, Taiwan, in rich descriptive prose. Contemplating a series of seemingly banal subjects―maps, public art, parks―Joseph Allen peels back layers of obscured history to reveal forces that caused cultural objects to be celebrated, despised, destroyed, or transformed as Taipei experienced successive regime changes and waves of displacement. In this thoughtful stroll through the city, we learn to look beyond surface ephemera, moving from the general to the particular to see sociocultural phenomena in their historical and contemporary contexts. Public Space in Taipei Taiwan Joseph Allen, Taipei Cultural Study Cityscape of Taipei and Public Art Taipei Parks and Urban Transformation Maps and Cultural Objects in Taipei Taipei’s Historical Layers and Regime Changes Sociocultural Phenomena in Taipei Taiwan Urban Displacement and Public Space Historical and Contemporary Taipei Cultural Objects and Public Spaces in Taiwan