Modernism and the Middle East: Architecture and Politics in the Twentieth Century
(Part of the Studies in Modernity and National Identity Series)
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This provocative collection of essays is the first book-length treatment of the development of modern architecture in the Middle East. Ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the twentieth century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, postwar Turkey, and on to present-day Iraq, the essays cohere around the historical encounter between the politics of nation-building and architectural modernism's new materials, methods, and motives.
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Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0295987944
ISBN13:9780295987941
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:University of Washington Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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