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Indispensable eyesores : an anthropology of undesired buildings /

"The author presents a rich variety of undesired edifices in germany, Hungary, Austria and Bosnia-Herzegovina and investigates the different methods used ot dispose of them ... This analysis continues with a feflection on the afterlife of unwanted buildings, and concludes with a discussion on t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hoorn, Mélanie van der
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
Colección:Remapping cultural history ; v. 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"The author presents a rich variety of undesired edifices in germany, Hungary, Austria and Bosnia-Herzegovina and investigates the different methods used ot dispose of them ... This analysis continues with a feflection on the afterlife of unwanted buildings, and concludes with a discussion on the life expectancy of buildings, their multi-sensory materiality and 'thing-ly' agency."--Page 4 of cover.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-253) and index.
ISBN:9781845459215
1845459210