Modernism and the Middle East : architecture and politics in the twentieth century /

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This collection of essays treats the development of modern architecture in the Middle East, ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the 20th century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, and on to present-day Iraq. The essays cohere around the encounter between the politics of nation-building and arch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Isenstadt, Sandy, 1957-, Rizvi, Kishwar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.
Colección:Studies in modernity and national identity.
Temas:
1900-1999
Architecture and society > Middle East > History > 20th century.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > Middle East > History > 20th century.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
ARCHITECTURE > Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation.
Architecture and society
Modernism (Aesthetics)
Arkitektur och samhälle > Mellanöstern > historia > 1900-talet.
Middle East
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This collection of essays treats the development of modern architecture in the Middle East, ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the 20th century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, and on to present-day Iraq. The essays cohere around the encounter between the politics of nation-building and architectural modernism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 303 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-287) and index.
ISBN:9780295800301
0295800305
0295988215
9780295988214

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