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Second World Postmodernisms: Architecture and Society under Late Socialism
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Second World Postmodernisms: Architecture and Society under Late Socialism
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Vladimir Kulic
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:272 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Art History History of architecture |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781350166189
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Classifications | Dewey:720.103 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
63 bw illus
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
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NZ Release Date |
24 December 2020 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
If postmodernism is indeed 'the cultural logic of late capitalism', why did typical postmodernist themes like ornament, colour, history and identity find their application in the architecture of the socialist Second World? How do we explain the retreat into paper architecture and theoretical discussion in societies still nominally devoted to socialist modernization? Exploring the intersection of two areas of growing scholarly interest - postmodernism and the architecture of the former socialist world - this edited collection stakes out new ground in charting architecture's various transformations in the 1970s and 80s. Fourteen essays together explore the question of whether or not architectural postmodernism had a specific Second World variant. The collection demonstrates both the unique nature of Second World architectural phenomena and also assesses connections with western postmodernism. The case studies cover the vast geographical scope from Eastern Europe to China and Cuba. They address a wealth of aesthetic, discursive and practical phenomena, interpreting them in the broader socio-political context of the last decades of the Cold War. The result provides a greatly expanded map of recent architectural history, which redefines postmodernist architecture in a more theoretically comprehensive and global way.
Author Biography
Vladimir Kulic is Associate Professor, College of Design, Iowa State University.
ReviewsAn important book for our understanding of the cultures of late socialism, and one which has the capacity to stimulate further research far beyond the domain of architectural history itself. * Journal of Contemporary History *
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