{"product_id":"monrovia-modern-9780822358848","title":"Monrovia Modern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDanny Hoffman uses the ruins of four iconic modernist buildings in Monrovia, Liberia as a way to explore the relationship between the built environment and political imagination, showing how these former symbols of modernist nation building transformed into representations of the challenges that Monrovia's residents face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMonrovia Modern\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful and perceptive book. It will appeal to both architecture and anthropology scholars concerned with ruins, violence, material culture, photography and West African politics.” -- Pauline Destree * Allegra Lab *\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful book that weaves together urban theory, architectural comprehension, photographic excellence, and rich anthropological immersion in the lives of Monrovians. . . . Few books are as ambitious or as creative as this one. . . . \u003ci\u003eMonrovia Modern\u003c\/i\u003e will likely inspire scholars looking to combine photography, architectural design and critical social theory.\" -- Jeffrey W. Paller * Journal of Modern African Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"Brave venture of a book.  . . . A pioneering work in the way it combines different methods, media, and disciplines. . . . Hoffman’s newest is a beautiful work that one truly enjoys reading.\" -- Ilmari Käihkö * Anthropos *\u003cbr\u003e\"Danny Hoffman provides us with new empirical insights on West Africa, and a fascinating and original way of thinking the city that can inspire future scholarship.\" -- Maarten Bedert * African Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Hoffman’s book encourages fruitful thought about the politics of architecture and urban dwelling. . . This volume is rewarding reading.\" -- Anne S. Lewinson * International Journal of African Historical Studies *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMonrovia Modern\u003c\/i\u003e is a testament to the complexities of the relationships humans hold with their creations and offers a rare perspective on those connections after the destruction of war has altered their form and functionality.... The book will be of interest to Africanists of all disciplines, but especially urban anthropologists, geographers, and students of architecture.” -- Barbara Hoffman * Africa Today *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations  xiii\u003cbr\u003e Preface  xvii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xxiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Live Dangerously, My Brothers: Ex-Combatants and the Political Economy of Space  33\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Ministry of Defense: Excessive Architecture  61\u003cbr\u003e 3. E. J. Roye: The Corporate (Post)Modern  91\u003cbr\u003e 4. Hotel Africa: The Uncritical Ruin  115\u003cbr\u003e 5. Liberia Broadcasting System: Three Utopias  143\u003cbr\u003e 6. Finding Urban Form: A Coda  175\u003cbr\u003e Notes  183\u003cbr\u003e References  189\u003cbr\u003e Index  203","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406087201111,"sku":"9780822358848","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822358848.jpg?v=1730494482","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/monrovia-modern-9780822358848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}