Landscapes of Communism
a history through buildings
$44.65
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2016
Summary
Echoes of Utopia: A Journey Through Communist Landscapes
An evocative historical journey in search of the landscapes that communism built.
During the course of the twentieth century, communism took power in Eastern Europe and remade the city in its own image. Now, the regimes that built them are dead and long gone, but from Warsaw to Berlin, Moscow to post-Revolution Kiev, the buildings, their most obvious legacy, remain. Landscapes of Communism is an intimate history of twe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141975894 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014197589X |
| Author: | Owen Hatherley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2016 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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Can one talk yet of vintage Hatherley? Yes, one can. Here are all the properties that have made him one of the most distinctive writers in England - not just ‘architectural writers’, but writers full stop: acuity, contrariness, observational rigour, frankness and beautifully wrought prose. This is a tempered love letter to eastern Europe and a fullblown love letter to an eastern European woman. I can’t think of anything remotely akin – Jonathan MeadesThe latest heir to Ruskin. – Boyd Tonkin * Independent *Hatherley is the most informed, opinionated and acerbic guide you could wish for. – Hugh Pearman * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Owen Hatherley
Owen Hatherley writes regularly on aesthetics and politics for the Architectural Review, The Calvert Journal, Dezeen, the Guardian, Jacobin and the London Review of Books. He is the author of several books, most recently Landscapes of Communism, The Ministry of Nostalgia and The Chaplin Machine.
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