Description
Book SynopsisReading modern architecture and urbanism in socialist and capitalist cities, this work challenges the twentieth-century divide between East and West in favour of a shared and contested history that plays out on the peripheries of the world's cities.
Trade Review"The thorough bibliography comprises 279 references of both original sources and secondary literature, and along with the notes displays the breadth of intellectual reach at the foundation of the book, which together with excellent illustrations forms a functional, coherent, and inspiring book." -- Dragana Ćorović, University of Belgrade *
Slavic Review *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1. Introduction: Crossing Divides 2. Looking for the Antithesis of the Suburb 3. Socialist Space 4. South City as a Work of Art in the Age of Mass-Produced Dwellings 5. Redesigning the Post-war Suburban Landscape 6. The “Total Image”: The Making of Willowdale Modern Conclusion: Unearthing the Suburban Core Notes References Index
