Imagining Slovene socialist modernity : the urban redesign of Ljubljana's beloved Trnovo neighborhood, 1951-1989 /

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"After the Second World War, Yugoslavia's small regional cities represented a challenge for the new socialist state. These cities' older buildings, local historic sites, and low-quality housing clashed with socialism's promises and ideals. How would the state transform these citi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aplenc, Veronica E., 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: West Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2023]
Series:Central European studies.
Subjects:
1900-1999
City planning > Slovenia > Ljubljana > History > 20th century.
Socialist realism and architecture > Slovenia > Ljubljana.
Socialism > Slovenia > Ljubljana > History > 20th century.
Réalisme socialiste et architecture > Slovénie > Ljubljana.
HISTORY / Europe / Eastern
City planning
Social conditions
Socialism
Socialist realism and architecture
Ljubljana (Slovenia) > Social conditions.
Slovenia > Ljubljana
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • IMAGINING SLOVENE SOCIALIST MODERNITY
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1. VISIONS OF UPSCALE SOCIALIST MODERNITY "Above-Standard" High-Rises in the Trnovo Neighborhood's Historic Core
  • 2. HIGH SOCIALISM'S PROMISES FOR SOCIALIST LIVING Murgle's Single-Family Homes and the Individual's Paradise
  • 3. WHERE THE SOCIALIST FOLK LIVE Rakova Jelša's Vernacular but Unsanctioned Architecture Pushes the Boundaries of the Socialist City in High Socialism
  • 4. THE HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT WASN'T History Revisited and Jože Plečnik's Eternal Architecture Surpassed
  • EPILOGUE
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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