Architecture, Power and National Identity by Lawrence Vale

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Architecture, Power and National Identity by Lawrence Vale

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Summary

Looking through the lenses of culture and politics, this updated second edition reveals the intersecting relationship between the design of international capitals and the prominent roles they play in the assertion of national identity.

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Architecture, Power and National Identity by Lawrence Vale

The first edition of Architecture, Power, and National Identity, published in 1992, has become a classic, winning the prestigious Spiro Kostof award for the best book in architecture and urbanism. Lawrence Vale fully has fully updated the book, which focuses on the relationship between the design of national capitals across the world and the formation of national identity in modernity. Tied to this, it explains the role that architecture and planning play in the forceful assertion of state power. The book is truly international in scope, looking at capital cities in the United States, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea.

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Lawrence Vale is the Head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT. He has published six previous books, including the first edition of Architecture, Power, and National Identity, which received the Spiro Kostof Award from the Society of Architectural Historians.

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ISBN 13 9780415955157
ISBN 10 0415955157
Title Architecture, Power and National Identity
Author Lawrence Vale
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2008-04-03
Number of pages 386
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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