| Description |
xiv, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Casbah and the Marine Quarter -- 2. An Outline of Urban Structure -- 3. The Indigenous House -- 4. Housing the Algerians: Policies -- 5. Housing the Algerians: Grands Ensembles |
| Summary |
During its long history as the French colonial city par excellence, Algiers was the site of recurrent conflicts between colonizer and colonized. Social, political, and cultural battles were crystallized in architecture and urban forms, which were powerful tools for defining cultural identities and shaping and challenging social engineering programs. Analysis of the problematic transformation of Algiers reveals the complexities and ambivalence of the colonial condition more clearly than can be seen in other colonial cities. Extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, and housing plans, this pathbreaking book presents a fascinating example of colonial urban planning |
| Notes |
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
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English |
| Subject |
Architecture, French -- Algeria -- Algiers.
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Architecture and society -- Algeria -- Algiers.
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Architecture, Colonial -- Algeria -- Algiers.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Algeria -- Algiers.
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| SUBJECT |
Algiers (Algeria) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79058668 -- Buildings, structures, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820
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| Author |
ðCelik, Zeynep, Author
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| LC no. |
96037606 |
| ISBN |
0520204573 cloth alkaline paper |
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