Modernism and the Middle East
architecture and politics in the twentieth century
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Author
Contributions
- Isenstadt, Sandy, 1957- - Contributor
- Rizvi, Kishwar. - Contributor
Publication
2008 - University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington (State)
Language
English
Word Count
75,750 words, Guess
Page Count
303 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100295988215
- ISBN-100295987944
- ISBN-139780295988214
- ISBN-139780295987941
- LibraryThing6523573
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- Goodreads5542249
- Library of Congress Control Number2007051765
- OCLC Control Number183264995
- Better World Books9780295988214
- Better World Books9780295987941
- Open LibraryOL22487206M
Classifications
- LCCNA2543.S6 M58 2008
- LCCNA2543.S6M58 2008
Description
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.
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Series Statement
- Studies in modernity and national identity
Other Editions
- Modernism and the Middle East: architecture and politics in the twentieth century
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