Building the Modern World : Albert Kahn in Detroit /

"Building the Modern World: Albert Kahn in Detroit tells the story of the German-Jewish immigrant who rose from poverty to become one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. Kahn's buildings not only define downtown Detroit, but his early car factories for Packard Moto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hodges, Michael H., 1954- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Detroit, Michigan : Painted Turtle, an imprint of Wayne State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kahn, Albert, > 1869-1942.
Jewish architects > Michigan > Detroit > Biography.
Architecture > Michigan > Detroit.
Jewish architects > United States > Biography.
Jews, German > United States > Biography.
Architecture.
Architects.
Antisemitism.
Buildings.
Jewish architects.
Jews, German.
Juifs allemands > Michigan > Detroit > Biographies.
Antisemitisme > États-Unis.
Architectes juifs > Michigan > Detroit > Biographies.
Architectes > Michigan > Detroit > Biographies.
Jews, German > Michigan > Detroit > Biography.
Antisemitism > United States.
Architects > Michigan > Detroit > Biography.
Detroit (Mich.) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Michigan > Detroit.
United States.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The architect vanishes
  • Foundation
  • Building
  • Henry Ford and the Jews
  • Packard No. 10 to General Motors
  • Strife and Fisher glory
  • To Moscow and back
  • Diego Rivera and Detroit Industry
  • Turbulent thirties
  • The monster of modernism
  • War.

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