Trans-Europe Express by Owen Hatherley, Paperback, 9780141991573 | Buy online at The Nile
Departments
 Free Returns*

Trans-Europe Express

Tours of a Lost Continent

Author: Owen Hatherley  

Trans-Europe Express
Paperback

A searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its cities

Read more
New
$34.69
Or pay later with
Free 30 day returns       Secure transaction
Check delivery options
Paperback

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Summary

A searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its cities

Read more

Description

A searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its citiesOver the past twenty years European cities have become the envy of the world- a Kraftwerk Utopia of historic centres, supermodernist concert halls, imaginative public spaces and futuristic egalitarian housing estates which, interconnected by high-speed trains traversing open borders, have a combination of order and pleasure which is exceptionally unusual elsewhere.In Trans-Europe Express, Owen Hatherley sets out to explore the European city across the entire continent, to see what exactly makes it so different to the Anglo-Saxon norm - the unplanned, car-centred, developer-oriented spaces common to the US, Ireland, UK and Australia. Attempting to define the European city, Hatherley finds a continent divided both within the EU and outside it.

Read more

Critic Reviews

“The latest heir to Ruskin. - Boyd Tonkin - Independent”

A scathing, lively and timely look at the "European city", from one of our most provocative voices on culture and architecture today -- Owen Jones
The best book I've read on Europe, blending history, architecture and contemporary politics and written in Owen Hatherley's trademark mixture of scepticism, erudition and humanity. He is a writer of lasting merit who will be read fifty years from now. -- Anna Minton
The latest heir to Ruskin. -- Boyd Tonkin Independent

Read more

About the Author

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.

Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
5th September 2019
Pages
448
ISBN
9780141991573

Returns

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.

New
$34.69
Or pay later with
Free 30 day returns       Secure transaction
Check delivery options
Browse by category
YOUR PAYMENT IS SECURE

We use 100% PCI DSS compliant payment services. That means your payment information is always protected, and never gets seen by anyone.
30-DAY FREE RETURN POLICY

Return nearly all items within 30 days of delivery. Unused or faulty items are acceptable as free returns. *Exceptions apply, see our returns policy.

The Nile
Follow Us
Help & Support
Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 The Nile Group.

Zip

 AfterPay

PayPal

Credit Card
Buy Baby at The Nile
 
 
 
Buy Toys at The Nile
Buy Books at The Nile
Buy Movies & TV at The Nile
Our Top Brands