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Exploring Los Angeles through the soles of his feet, Ulin gets at the experience of its street life, drawing from urban theory, pop culture, and literature. For readers interested in the culture of Los Angeles, this book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms.
Sidewalking: coming to terms with Los Angeles
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Exploring Los Angeles through the soles of his feet, Ulin gets at the experience of its street life, drawing from urban theory, pop culture, and literature. For readers interested in the culture of Los Angeles, this book offers a pointed look beneath the surface in order to see, and engage with, the city on its own terms.
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The years between the First and Second World Wars in Germany are famed for their cultural boom. With Berlin as its epicenter, the Weimar Republic was replete with ground-breaking literature, philosophy, and art. At the heart of this intellectual and creative hub were some of the most outstanding and forward-thinking book designs in history.
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The years between the First and Second World Wars in Germany are famed for their cultural boom. With Berlin as its epicenter, the Weimar Republic was replete with ground-breaking literature, philosophy, and art. At the heart of this intellectual and creative hub were some of the most outstanding and forward-thinking book designs in history.
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Human space / O.F. Bollnow ; translated by Christine Shuttleworth ; edited by Joseph Kohlmaier.
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319 pages ; 21 cm
London : Hyphen, 2011.
Human space / O.F. Bollnow ; translated by Christine Shuttleworth ; edited by Joseph Kohlmaier.
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Housing and dwelling : perspectives on modern domestic architecture / edited by Barbara Miller Lane.
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New York : Routledge, 2006.
Housing and dwelling : perspectives on modern domestic architecture / edited by Barbara Miller Lane.
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Enquête sur l'impact médical d'un changement d'habitat sur les personnes hypersensibles à l'environnement / rédigé pour la Division de la recherche, Société canadienne [d']hypothèques et de logement par Stephen R. Barron.
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[Ottawa] : SCHL, 1990.
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This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably(...)
The Cambridge companion to modern Spanish culture
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This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major autonomous regions (notably Castile, Catalonia, and the Basque Country), and the country’s literature: narrative, poetry, theatre and the essay. Spain’s recent development is divided into three main phases: from 1868 to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; the period of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco; and the post-Franco arrival of democracy. The concept of ‘Spanish culture’ is investigated, and there are studies of Spanish painting and sculpture, architecture, cinema, dance, music, and the modern media. A chronology and guides to further reading are provided, making the volume an invaluable introduction to the politics, literature and culture of modern Spain.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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The creative forms of literature and architecture appear to be distinct, one constructing a world on the page, the other producing the world in which we live. It is a conscious act to read literature, but the effects of architecture can pass by unnoticed. Yet, despite such obvious differences, writers and architects share a dynamic with their readers and visitors that is(...)
Architectural Theory
April 2008, Minneapolis
Writing and seeing architecture
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The creative forms of literature and architecture appear to be distinct, one constructing a world on the page, the other producing the world in which we live. It is a conscious act to read literature, but the effects of architecture can pass by unnoticed. Yet, despite such obvious differences, writers and architects share a dynamic with their readers and visitors that is unpredictably similar. Writing and Seeing Architecture unveils a candid conversation between Christian de Portzamparc, celebrated French architect, and influential theorist Philippe Sollers that challenges us to see the analogous nature of writing and architecture. Their fascinating discussion offers a renewal of visionary architectural thinking by invoking past literary ideals that sought to liberate society through the reinvention of writing itself. Urging that new rules be set for each creation rather than resorting to limitations of the capitalist society, the authors’ daring confrontation of the interactions between writing and designing a space forcefully demonstrates the importance of intellectuals and practitioners intervening in the public sphere.
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Barcelona: the secret museum
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Unlike any other city travel guide, this book proposes a view of the city from the subjective perspective of a writer. It guides the reader through 80 sites monuments, squares, buildings, as well as shop windows, hidden streets, desolate neighborhoods, walls of posters and street art always with fascinating cultural commentary and universal references to the history of(...)
Barcelona: the secret museum
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Unlike any other city travel guide, this book proposes a view of the city from the subjective perspective of a writer. It guides the reader through 80 sites monuments, squares, buildings, as well as shop windows, hidden streets, desolate neighborhoods, walls of posters and street art always with fascinating cultural commentary and universal references to the history of art, cinema and literature.
Collective Housing
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In ''The Deorhord'', Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary—the good, the bad, and the downright baffling. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English—the language of Beowulf—more than a thousand years ago.
The deorhord: An Old English bestiary
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In ''The Deorhord'', Hana Videen presents a glittering Old English bestiary of animals real and imaginary, big and small, ordinary and extraordinary—the good, the bad, and the downright baffling. The curious stories behind these words provide vivid insights into the language, literature, and lives of those who spoke Old English—the language of Beowulf—more than a thousand years ago.
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Political geography
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Revised and updated, this is a new edition of a core undergraduate resource on political geography. Unique in the teaching literature, Political Geography retains its focus on the social and cultural, while systematically giving an overview of the entire discipline. Comprehensive, accessible, and illustrated with real world examples, Political Geography provides(...)
Critical Theory
March 2009, Los Angeles, London, New Delhi
Political geography
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Revised and updated, this is a new edition of a core undergraduate resource on political geography. Unique in the teaching literature, Political Geography retains its focus on the social and cultural, while systematically giving an overview of the entire discipline. Comprehensive, accessible, and illustrated with real world examples, Political Geography provides undergraduates with a thorough understanding of the relationship between geography and politics.
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