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Building socialism : the afterlife of East German architecture in urban Vietnam / Christina Schwenkel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwenkel, Christina, author.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Vietnam--Vinh--German influences.
- City planning.
- Urbanization--Vietnam--Vinh--History--20th century.
- Urbanization.
- Architecture, German--Vietnam--Vinh--History--20th century.
- Architecture, German.
- Architecture--Political aspects--Vietnam--Vinh--History--20th century.
- Architecture.
- Architecture--Political aspects.
- History.
- Vietnam--Vinh.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 403 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
- data file
- Summary:
- "Christina Schwenkel analyzes the collaboration between East German and Vietnamese architects and urban planners as they attempted to transform the bombed-out industrial city of Vinh into a model socialist city."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Ruination
- Annihilation
- Interlude: Urban Fragments
- Evacuation
- Solidarity
- Reconstruction
- Spirited Internationalism
- Rational Planning
- Utopian Housing
- Obsolescence
- Indiscipline
- Decay
- Renovation
- Revaluation
- Conclusion The Future of Utopias Past.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schwenkel, Christina. Building socialism.
- ISBN:
- 9781478012603
- 1478012609
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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