Modernism and the Middle East
Subtitle: architecture and politics in the twentieth century
By: edited by Sandy Isenstadt and Kishwar Rizvi.
Contributors: Isenstadt, Sandy, 1957-; Rizvi, Kishwar.
Series: Studies in modernity and national identity
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780295988214; 9780295987941
Subjects: Architecture and society -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century; Modernism (Aesthetics) -- Middle East -- History -- 20th century
Description: This collection of essays treats the development of modern architecture in the Middle East, ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the 20th century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, and on to present-day Iraq. The essays cohere around the encounter between the politics of nation-building and architectural modernism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-287) and index.