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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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Routledge Research in Architecture |
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Routledge research in architecture.
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| Summary |
Nation-states have long used representational architecture to create symbolic identities for public consumption both at home and abroad. Government buildings, major ensembles and urban plans have a visibility that lends them authority, while their repeated portrayals in the media cement their image as icons of a shared national character. Existing in tandem with this official self, however, is a second, often divergent identity, represented by the vast realm of domestic space defined largely by those who occupy it as well as those with a vested interest in its cultural meaning. Using both historical inquiry and visual, spatial and film analysis, this book explores the interaction of these two identities, and its effect on political control, class status, and gender roles. Conflicted Identities examines the politicization of both public and domestic space, especially in societies undergoing rapid cultural transformation through political, social or economic expansion or restructuring, when cultural identity is being rapidly "modernized", shifted, or realigned to conform to new demands |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Architecture and society -- Germany (West)
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Architecture -- Political aspects -- Germany (West)
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Identity (Psychology) in architecture -- Germany (West)
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Domestic space -- Germany (West)
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Architecture and society
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Architecture -- Political aspects
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Domestic space
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Identity (Psychology) in architecture
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Germany (West)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317665564 |
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1317665562 |
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