Broken cities : a historical sociology of ruins / Martin Devecka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Devecka, Martin, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social archaeology--Case studies.

Social archaeology.

Cities and towns--History--To 1500.

Cities and towns.

History.

Athens (Greece)--Antiquities.

Athens (Greece).

Rome (Italy)--Antiquities.

Rome (Italy).

Baghdad (Iraq)--Antiquities.

Baghdad (Iraq).

Mexico City (Mexico)--Antiquities.

Mexico City (Mexico).

Antiquities.

Greece--Athens.

Iraq--Baghdad.

Italy--Rome.

Mexico--Mexico City.

Genre:

Case studies.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 175 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Historical sociology of ruins

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Broken Cities is a comparative sociological study of ruination, the process by which monuments, architectural sites, and urban centers decay into ruin over time. Weaving together four case studies of classical Athens, late antique Rome, medieval Baghdad, and sixteenth-century Mexico City, Devecka shows that ruination is a complex social process largely contingent on changing imperial control rather than the result of immediate (natural) catastrophic events, as popular opinion might assume"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Athens: Democracy, Oligarchy, and Ruins in Classical Greece

2. Rome: Ruins and Empire in the Late Antique World

3. Baghdad: Postclassical Ruins and the Islamic Cityscape

4. Tenochtitlan: Preservationism and Its Failures in Early Modern Mexico.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421438412

1421438410

9781421438429

1421438429

OCLC:

1140708767