"Stories of House and Home is a social and cultural history of the massive construction campaign that Khrushchev instituted in 1957 to resolve the housing crisis in the Soviet Union and to provide each family its own apartment. Decent housing was deemed the key to a healthy, pro…
This book is a social and cultural history of the massive construction campaign that Khrushchev instituted in 1957 to resolve the housing crisis in the Soviet Union and to provide each family with its own apartment. Decent housing was deemed the key to a healthy, productive home…
"Using an interdisciplinary approach drawing on the research of archaeologists, anthropologists, and religious, social, and art historians, this book seeks to recover the motivations behind the creation of religious art, including temple buildings, sculptures, and wall paintings…
"Using an interdisciplinary approach drawing on the research of archaeologists, anthropologists, and religious, social, and art historians, this book seeks to recover the motivations behind the creation of religious art, including temple buildings, sculptures, and wall paintings…
Welke overeenkomsten bestaan er tussen Klublai Khan en Catharina de Grote, de Renaissance-pauzen en fascistische dictators? Naast hun streven naar macht, kenden ze allen de invloed van de publieke architectuur als uitdrukking van hun persoonlijkheid.
Includes material on "Kublai Khan and the Forbidden City; William the Conqueror and the Tower of London; Lorenzo the Magnificent and Florence; Shah Jahan and the Taj Mahal; Louis XIV and Versailles; Catherine the Great and Tsarskoe Selo; Thomas Jefferson and Monticello; Ludwig I…
Includes material on "Kublai Khan and the Forbidden City; William the Conqueror and the Tower of London; Lorenzo the Magnificent and Florence; Shah Jahan and the Taj Mahal; Louis XIV and Versailles; Catherine the Great and Tsarskoe Selo; Thomas Jefferson and Monticello; Ludwig I…
"Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state's political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the "invention" of the nation. Capi…
Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state's political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the "invention" of the nation. Capit…
Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state's political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the "invention" of the nation. Capit…
