Post-Utopian Spaces: Transforming and Re-Evaluating Urban Icons of Socialist Modernism (Routledge Contemporary Perspectives on Urban Growth, Innovation and Change)

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Synopsis
Featuring up-to-date and insightful analyses and comparative case studies from a plethora of countries, this timely book explores ‘ideal’ socialist cities and their transformation under new socio-economic and political conditions after the fall of communism. With contributions from leading scholars in the field, this book prioritises objective scientific knowledge and presents expert rethinking of the historical experience of urban planning in the former socialist countries of Eurasia. It draws on carefully selected examples of iconic cities of socialist modernism, from the post-Soviet space, Central Europe, and the Balkans. The book explores the ongoing transformation of these cities: from uniformed urban environment to chaotic post-modernist planning, from industrialisation to touristification, from deideologisation to making new and still highly contested heritage. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in urban studies, human geography, sociology, social anthropology, spatial planning, and architectural practice.
Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
234 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000645668
Related ISBNs:
9781003260769, 9781032197685, 9781032197692
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Valentin Mihaylov and Mikhail Ilchenko
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Valentin Mihaylov
Edited by:
Mikhail Ilchenko

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