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Autor: Zeynep Celik (Author, Editor), Julia Clancy-Smith (Editor), Frances Terpak (Editor) Wydawnictwo: University of Washington Press Data wydania: 1 Jun 2009 Ilość stron: 283 Wymiary książki: 1.5 x 17.5 x 24.4 cm Rodzaj okładki: Paperback ISBN-13: 978-[zasłonięte][zasłonięte]59886
978-[zasłonięte][zasłonięte]59886A
"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social, political, technical, and artistic forces that generate a city's form. Visual sources - prints, photographs, paintings, architectural drawings, urban designs, and film - are treated as primary evidence that complements and even challenges textual documents. The contributors' wide-ranging but intersecting essays span the disciplines of art history, social and cultural history, urban studies, and film history. "Walls of Algiers" presents a multifaceted look at the social use of urban space in a North African city. Its contributors' innovative methodologies allow important insights into often overlooked aspects of life in a city whose name even today conjures up enchantment as well as incomprehensible violence. Contributors include Julia Clancy-Smith, Omar Carlier, Frances Terpak, Zeynep Celik, Eric Breitbart, Isabelle Grangaud, and Patricia M. E. Lorcin.
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