Spectacular Modernity: Dictatorship, Space, and Visuality in Venezuela, 1948-1958

(Part of the Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series)

by Lisa Blackmore

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In cultural history, the 1950s in Venezuela are commonly celebrated as a golden age of modernity, realized by a booming oil economy, dazzling modernist architecture, and nationwide modernization projects. But this is only half the story. In this path-breaking study, Lisa Blackmore reframes the concept of modernity as a complex cultural formation in which modern aesthetics became deeply entangled with authoritarian politics. Drawing on extensive archival...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822964384

ISBN13:9780822964384

Release Date:May 2017

Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Architecture Art Arts, Music & Photography History

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Spectacular Modernity: Dictatorship, Space, and Visuality in Venezuela, 1948-1958

(Part of the Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series)

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