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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Kathleen James-Chakraborty’s Architecture since 1400 deserves the widest possible readership. This is a brilliantly conceived and beautifully written book that presents an original analysis of notable buildings around the world."—Dolores Hayden, Yale University
"Architecture since 1400 is a mature, impressive work—truly a global history of architecture. It is hard to imagine a more teachable book."—Nancy S. Steinhardt, University of Pennsylvania
"This book is a joy to read. As a scholar, James-Chakraborty has researched in depth, is able to condense her source material superbly, and offers intriguing insights into the buildings/projects under discussion."—ABE Journal
Table of ContentsContents
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgments
IntroductionKathleen James-Chakraborty
1. Wilhelmine Precedents for the Bauhaus: Hermann Muthesius, the Prussian State, and the German WerkbundJohn V. Maciuika
2. Henry van de Velde and Walter Gropius: Between Avoidance and ImitationKathleen James-Chakraborty
3. From Metaphysics to Material Culture: Painting and Photography at the BauhausRose-Carol Washton Long
4. Architecture, Building, and the BauhausWallis Miller
5. Bauhaus Theater of Human DollsJuliet Koss
6. Utopia for Sale: The Bauhaus and Weimar Germany’s Consumer CultureFrederic J. Schwartz
7. Bauhaus Architecture in the Third ReichWinfried Nerdinger
8. From Isolationism to Internationalism: American Acceptance of the Bauhaus Kathleen James-Chakraborty
9. The Bauhaus in Cold War GermanyGreg Castillo
NotesSelect BibliographyContributorsIndex
