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1 online resource |
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Ashgate Studies in Architecture
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Ashgate Studies in Architecture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: messages of peace and images of war: modern architecture as diplomacy / Rika Devos, Alexander Ortenberg and Vladimir Paperny -- L'Exposition de 1937 n'aura pas lieu: the invention of the Paris International Expo and the Soviet and German pavilions / Danilo Udovick̆i-Selb -- "Italians do it better": facist Italy's new brand of nationalism in the art and architecture of the Italian pavilion, Paris 1937 / Flavia Marcello -- Architecture as wartime cultural diplomacy: the Japanese pavilion at Paris 1937 / Akiko Takenaka -- Hot and Cold War architecture of Soviet pavilions (1937-1959) / Vladimir Paperny -- Architecture of light and water at the Universal Exhibition of Rome of 1942 / Angelo Maggi -- From statecraft to stagecraft: the visual politics of Britishness at the South Bank Exhibition / Anthony Raynsford -- "Let us now invest in peace." Architecture at Expo 58 in resonance of war / Rika Devos -- Politics of the void: Fraquista Spain at Expo 58 / Mariá Gonzaĺes Pendaś -- Between wars, between blocs: Yugoslavia at Expo 58 / Vladimir Kulic ́ -- Epilogue: images of war and messages of peace: the American story / Lisa D. Schrenk. |
| Summary |
"This book investigates architecture as a form of diplomacy in the context of the Second World War at six major European international and national expositions that took place between 1937 and 1959"--Back cover |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Exhibition buildings -- History -- 20th century.
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Symbolism in architecture.
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Architecture -- Political aspects -- History -- 20th century.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial. |
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Architecture -- Political aspects. |
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Exhibition buildings. |
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Symbolism in architecture. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Devos, Rika, editor.
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Ortenberg, Alexander, 1957- editor.
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Papernyĭ, Vladimir, 1944- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Architecture of great expositions 1937-1959 9781472434609 (DLC) 2015008821 (OCoLC)904905038 |
| ISBN |
9781472434616 (electronic bk.) |
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1472434617 (electronic bk.) |
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9781317179115 (ebk) |
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1317179110 |
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9781317179108 (electronic bk.) |
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1317179102 (electronic bk.) |
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1472434609 |
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9781472434609 |
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9781472434609 |
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1472434609 |
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9781472434623 (epub) |
| Standard No. |
9781472434609 |
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