{"product_id":"architectures-of-revolt-9781439910047","title":"Architectures of Revolt","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the worldwide mass protest movements of 1968—against war, imperialism, racism, poverty, misogyny, and homophobia—the exciting anthology \u003ci\u003eArchitectures of Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e explores the degree to which the real events of political revolt in the urban landscape in 1968 drove change in the attitudes and practices of filmmakers and architects alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn and around 1968, as activists and filmmakers took to the streets, commandeering public space, buildings, and media attention, they sought to re-make the urban landscape as an expression of utopian longing or as a dystopian critique of the established order. In \u003ci\u003eArchitectures of Revolt\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor and contributors chronicle city-specific case studies from Paris, Berlin, Milan, and Chicago to New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and Tokyo. The films discussed range from avant-garde and agitprop shorts to mainstream narrative feature films. All of them share a focus on the ci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Although studies of art and politics and their many intersections in the late 1960s abound, editor Mark Shiel’s collection, \u003ci\u003eArchitectures of Revolt,\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in its geographical scope. The variety of cities examined in the eight essays are a testament to 1968’s ongoing importance on a global scale.... [T]his collection is a persuasive and illuminating addition to studies of the interconnections among the social, political, cinematic and architectural movements of that tumultuous, ever-prescient year.... [W]ell-written and often provocative.\"-- \u003ci\u003eFilm International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867062677847,"sku":"9781439910047","price":26.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439910047.jpg?v=1722281487","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/architectures-of-revolt-9781439910047","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}