France
Subtitle: modern architectures in history
By: Jean-Louis Cohen ; translated by Christian Hubert
Contributors: Hubert, Christian, 1948- translator
Series: Modern architectures in history; Modern architectures in history
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781780233949; 9781780233543
Subjects: Architecture; History; Architecture and society; Histoire; Architecture et société; ARCHITECTURE; Adaptive Reuse & Renovation; Buildings; Landmarks & Monuments; Professional Practice; Reference; Modern (late 19th Century to 1945); Contemporary (1945- )
Description: Annotation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the French.
Table of contents: title: Cover; France: Modern Architectures in History; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: From Ironmade Wonders to Storms of Steel, 1889-1918; Two: An Elitist Modernity, 1918-40; Three: Social Reform and Modernity, 1918-40; Four: War and Reconstruction, 1940-50; Five: Languages and Techniques for High Growth, 1950-65; Six: State-driven Modernization, 1950-65; Seven: Catharsis and Renewal, 1965-81; Eight: Public Monuments and Architectural Invention, 1981-2000; Nine: Since 2000: the Dissolution of the French Model?; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index