Title: The modernist city : an anthropological critique of Brasília /
Authors: Holston, James.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 1989
Subjects: New towns Brazil Brasília.; City planning Brazil Brasília.; Urban anthropology Case studies.; Architecture Human factors; Architecture, Modern Social aspects Brazil Brasília.; New towns Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal); City planning Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal); Architecture and society Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal); Architecture Brazil Brasília (Distrito Federal) History; Brasília (Distrito Federal, Brazil) Social conditions.; Brasília (Distrito Federal, Brazil) Social conditions.
Contents: 1. Premises and paradoxes -- 2. Blueprint utopia -- 3. The plan's hidden agenda -- 4. The death of the street -- 5. Typologies of order, work, and residence -- 6. Rights to the city -- 7. Cities of rebellion -- 8. The Brazilianization of Brasilia -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.