Author: Georges DubyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : fr
Pages : 250
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L' esthétique urbaine
Author: Georges DubyL'esthétique urbaine
Author: Georges DubyPublisher:
ISBN: 9782711121892
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : fr
Pages : 161
Book Description
The New Georgics
Author: Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004334130
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The human condition in rural, provincial locations is once again gaining status as a subject of European ‘high fiction’, after several decades in which it was dismissed on aesthetic and ideological grounds. This volume is one of the first attempts to investigate perspectives on local cultures, values and languages both systematically and in a European context. It does so by examining the works of a variety of authors, including Hugo Claus, Llamazares, Bergounioux and Millet, Buffalino and Consolo, and also several Soviet authors, who paint a grim picture of a collectivized – and thus ossified – rurality. How do these themes relate to the ongoing trend of globalization? How do these works, which are often experimental, connect – in their form, topics, language and ideological subtext – to the traditional rural or regional genres? Far from naively celebrating a lost Eden, most of these ‘new Georgics’ reflect critically on the tensions in contemporary, peripheral, rural or regional cultures, to the point of parodying the traditional topoi and genres. This book is of interest to those wishing to reflect on the dynamics and conflicts in contemporary European rural culture.
Aparition D'une Identité Urbaine Dans L'Europe Du Bas Moyen Âge
Author: Marc BoonePublisher: Garant
ISBN: 9789044110920
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Alternative Visions of Post-War Reconstruction
Author: John PendleburyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317698657
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The history of post Second World War reconstruction has recently become an important field of research around the world; Alternative Visions of Post-War Reconstruction is a provocative work that questions the orthodoxies of twentieth century design history. This book provides a key critical statement on mid-twentieth century urban design and city planning, focused principally upon the period between the start of the Second World War to the mid-sixties. The various figures and currents covered here represent a largely overlooked field within the history of 20th century urbanism. In this period while certain modernist practices assumed an institutional role for post-war reconstruction and flourished into the mainstream, such practices also faced opposition and criticism leading to the production of alternative visions and strategies. Spanning from a historically-informed modernism to the increasing presence of urban conservation the contributors examine these alternative approaches to the city and its architecture.
Canada Exposed
Author: Pierre AnctilPublisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9789052015484
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
"Selected papers from the sixth biennial conference of the International Council for Canadian Studies held in Ottawa in May 2008"--Introd.
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738187560
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Modern Architecture in Historic Cities
Author: Sebastian LoewPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113473266X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Modern Architecture in Historic Cities illustrates why France has been so successful in combining conservation and modernity, and points to important lessons for other countries which can be drawn from the French experience. Beginning with an empirical review of particular events which have affected attitudes towards heritage in France, this book highlights the continuity in French thinking and the longstanding role of the French government as patron and leader. Planning, conservation and design control legislation are examined, highlighting the range of instruments available to government in order to influence results and enhance the role of the architectural profession.
Natural Interests
Author: Caroline FordPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674968891
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Challenging the conventional wisdom that French environmentalism can be dated only to the post-1945 period, Caroline Ford argues that a broadly shared environmental consciousness emerged in France much earlier. Natural Interests unearths the distinctive features of French environmentalism, in which a large and varied cast of social actors played a role. Besides scientific advances and colonial expansion, nostalgia for a vanishing pastoral countryside and anxiety over the pressing dangers of environmental degradation were important factors in the success of this movement. Over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, war, political upheaval, and natural disasters—especially the devastating floods of 1856 and 1910 in Paris—caused growing worry over the damage wrought by deforestation, urbanization, and industrialization. The natural world took on new value for France’s urban bourgeoisie, as both a site of aesthetic longing and a destination for tourism. Not only naturalists and scientists but politicians, engineers, writers, and painters took up environmental causes. Imperialism and international dialogue were also instrumental in shaping environmental consciousness, as the unfamiliar climates of France’s overseas possessions changed perceptions of the natural world and influenced conservationist policies. By the early twentieth century, France had adopted innovative environmental legislation, created national and urban parks and nature reserves, and called for international cooperation on environmental questions.
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