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Constitutional modernism [electronic resource] : architecture and civil society in Cuba, 1933-1959 / Timothy Hyde.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hyde, Timothy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture and society--Cuba--History--20th century.
- Architecture and society.
- City planning--Cuba--History--20th century.
- City planning.
- Modern movement (Architecture)--Cuba.
- Modern movement (Architecture).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (383 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How does architecture make its appearance in civil society? Constitutional Modernism pursues this challenging question by exploring architecture, planning, and law as cultural forces. Analyzing the complex entanglements between these disciplines in the Cuban Republic, Timothy Hyde reveals how architects joined with other professionals and intellectuals in efforts to establish a stable civil society, from the promulgation of a new Cuban Constitution in 1940 up until the Cuban Revolution.By arguing that constitutionalism was elaborated through architectural principles and p
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Constitution; 1 The Idealized Republic: The Constitution of 1940; 2 Better Cities, Better Citizens: The Political Function of Planning; 3 A Perfect Structuring: Representing the Nation as Plan and Purpose; II CITY; 4 Public Works: Constructing the Urban Spaces of Civil Society; 5 Master Plans: The Retrospective Order of the Plan Piloto de la Habana; 6 Historic Districts: The Regulation of the Past in Habana Vieja; III MONUMENT; 7 The Experience of Civic Conscience: Designs for the Monumento a Marti
- 8 The Prospect of cubanidad: Figural Forms and the Palacio de las PalmasEpilogue: Futures of Constitutional Modernism; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4529-4015-0
- OCLC:
- 833767342
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