Manifestoes and Transformations in the Early Modernist City Contributor(s): Cordua, Christian Hermansen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0754679497 ISBN-13: 9780754679493 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Regional Planning - Architecture | Buildings - Public, Commercial & Industrial - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
Dewey: 711.4 |
LCCN: 2009040133 |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.01 lbs) 324 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The industrialization of the nineteenth-century European city facilitated developing conceptions of the model city, and allowed for large scale urban transformations. The urban discourse in the latter half of the nineteenth century was consequently dominated by a dialectic exchange between the ideal and the practical, a debate played out in the formation of the modern metropolis. Manifestoes and Transformations is the first work to deal with urban utopias and their relationship with actual urban interventions. Bringing together a carefully chosen, wide-ranging team of experts, the book provides a broad, contextual exploration of the ideas and urban practices which are the foundations of our conception of the contemporary city. As such, it is a valuable resource for students interested in the formation of the modernist city. |