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Turkey : modern architectures in history / Sibel Bozdoğan & Esra Akcan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bozdoğan, Sibel.
- Series:
- RB-Modern Architectures in History
- Modern architectures in history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Turkey--History--20th century.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (346 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion Books, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Turkey: Modern Architectures in History offers a journey through the iconic buildings of Turkey that begins with the end of World War I, when the new Turkish Republic was born out of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, includes its democratization in the midst of the Cold War's competing ideologies, and concludes with the present day, in which Turkey continues to be dramatically transformed through globalization, economic integration, and a renewed appreciation for its Islamic and Ottoman heritage. Sibel Bozdogan and Esra Akcan explore modern i
- Contents:
- Turkey Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Architecture of Revolution; 2. Building for the Modern Nation State; 3. The Modern House; 4. Populist Democracy and Post-war Modernism; 5. Housing in the Metropolis; 6. Architecture under Coups d'État; 7. Postmodern Landscapes in Post-Kemalist Turkey; 8. The Illegal City and New Residential Segregation; 9. The 'Young Turk Architects' of Globalization; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements & Photo Acknowledgements; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781861899798
- 1861899793
- 9781299191273
- 1299191274
- OCLC:
- 828792901
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