Modernism and the Middle East : architecture and politics in the twentieth century
2008
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This collection of essays treats the development of modern architecture in the Middle East, ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the 20th century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, and on to present-day Iraq. The essays cohere around the encounter between the politics of nation-building and architectural modernism.
Main title:
Modernism and the Middle East : architecture and politics in the twentieth century / edited by Sandy Isenstadt and Kishwar Rizvi.
Imprint:
Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], 2008.
Collation:
328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780295987941 (pbk)
Dewey class:
720.10309560904720.103MOD
Language:
English
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BRN:
1900424