{"product_id":"the-hotel-occupied-space-9781442641853","title":"The Hotel  Occupied Space","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hotel: Occupied Space explores the hotel as both symbol and space through the concept of “occupancy.” By examining how it manifests in art, photography, and film as well as its uses during wartime and as a sanctuary for displaced people, this book offers a timely critique of a crucial modern space.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Its assemblage of sources unique to Davidson’s perspective and its original articulation of the concept of occupancy makes The Hotel: Occupied Space a topical study that, while broad in scope, is refreshingly clear and accessible to anyone interested in our evolving relationship with the built environment in the age of global conduct.\" -- Matthew D’Ambrosio Griffith, Harvard University * \u003cem\u003eBetween\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Through his provocative series of close readings, Davidson uses the hotel form as a way to register the significance of incursions of state power into the contractually arranged relationship to space that defines the modern hotel.\" -- Jordan J. Howie, University of Toronto * \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Toronto Quarterly: Letters in Canada 2018\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgements   Introduction: The Overlooked Space  Part I: The Realm of Imagination Chapter 1: The Pictorial Hotel Chapter 2: The Cinematic Hotel   Part II: The Built Environment  Chapter 3: The Wartime Hotel Chapter 4: The Displacement Hotel Conclusion: The Hotel Attraction   Notes Works Cited Index","brand":"MY - University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040022036823,"sku":"9781442641853","price":48.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442641853.jpg?v=1750945542","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hotel-occupied-space-9781442641853","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}