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Lineages of the Global City : Occult Modernism and the Spiritualization of Democracy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Banerji, Shiben.
- Series:
- Lateral Exchanges: Architecture, Urban Development, and Transnational Practices Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Philosophy--Social aspects--History--20th century.
- City planning.
- Cities and towns--Philosophy--Social aspects--History--20th century.
- Cities and towns.
- Architecture and globalization--History--20th century.
- Architecture and globalization.
- Occultism--Influence--History--20th century.
- Occultism.
- Brotherliness--Religious aspects--Theosophy--History--20th century.
- Brotherliness.
- Modern movement (Architecture)--History--20th century.
- Modern movement (Architecture).
- Democracy and architecture--History--20th century.
- Democracy and architecture.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (341 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "In his new manuscript, Shiben Banerji examines the movement toward "global cities" in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly as an outcropping of occult philosophies like Theosophy that worked toward what practitioners called "universal brotherhood." Drawing on music, art, literature, and science, Theosophy imagined a path of self-improvement that would combat social and economic alienation. Accordingly, the view of the city that it helped foster was expansive: a city that could democratically encompass all genders, ethnicities, religions, and species. Banerji's study works to recuperate this forgotten chapter of urban design history through an examination of interlinked moments in the globalized pursuit of universal brotherhood"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Summoning global subjects
- Unifying science, 1905-1913 : De Bazel's World Capital and Andersen's World-Centre
- Financializing debt, 1927
- 1933 : the Otlet-Corbusier Cite Mondiale
- Saving empire, 1924-1933 : Besant's world-empire
- Conserving nature, 1920-1935 : Griffin's Castlecrag
- Globalizing democracy, 1938-1949 : Mahony's Magic of America.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4773-3141-7
- 1-4773-3142-5
- OCLC:
- 1519122728
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