What are the social functions of art in the age of neoliberal urbanism? This book discusses the potential of artistic practices to question the nature of city environments and the diverse productions of space, moving beyond the reduction of 'the urban' as a set of existing and s…
Philosophy begins in the city states of Classical Greece. And in the context of our own highly urbanised modes of living, the relationship between philosophy and the city is more important than ever. The city is the place in which most humans now play out their lives, and the pl…
Biographical note: Karin Bijsterveld is a historian and Professor of Science, Technology and Modern Culture at Maastricht University, Netherlands. Her research focuses on technological cultures of sound. She co-edited the "Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies" (together with Trevor …
"We cannot simply listen to our urban past. Yet we have a rich cultural heritage of city sounds presented in text, radio and film, both in fictional and documentary genres. How did such "staged sounds" express the changing identities of cities? DId different formats produce diff…
"This book explores the complex relationship between societies, architecture and urbanism of market halls, traditional souqs, bazaars, and Speciality Street markets in the Middle East and North Africa. It addresses how these trading environments influence perceptions of place an…
Overzicht van de geschiedenis van de bouwkunst vanaf 1889 The highly acclaimed history of the architecture of the twentieth century and beyond. Jean-Louis Cohen, one of the world's leading architectural historians, serves up a compelling account of the developments that have sh…
Architecture and urbanism: arts of the built space -- Architectural and urbanist tool boxes -- Vital materiality -- The clinical
"In the three decades following World War II, the French government engaged in one of the twentieth century's greatest social and architectural experiments: transforming a mostly rural country into a modernized urban nation. Through the state-sanctioned construction of mass hous…
"Minoan Crete is rightly famous for its idiosyncratic architecture, as well as its palaces and towns such as Knossos, Malia, Gournia, and Palaikastro. Indeed, these are often described as the first urban settlements of Bronze Age Europe. However, we still know relatively little …
Minoan Crete is rightly famous for its idiosyncratic architecture, as well as its palaces and towns such as Knossos, Malia, Gournia, and Palaikastro. Indeed, these are often described as the first urban settlements of Bronze Age Europe. However, we still know relatively little a…
Umschlag -- Titel -- Inhalt -- Frank Bajohr / Anselm Doering-Manteuffel /Claudia Kemper / Detlef Siegfried: Einleitung -- Ein Ausgangspunkt -- Axel Schildt: Fünf Möglichkeiten, die Geschichte der Bundesrepublik zu erzählen -- Kollektive Sozialisationen -- Michael Wildt: Die Bund…