Title Urban forms and colonial confrontations : Algiers under French rule / Zeynep Çelik

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, [1997] ©1997

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) : illustrations Series ACLS Fellows' Publications 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."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-226) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Architecture and society -- Algeria -- Algiers Architecture, French -- Algeria -- Algiers Architecture, Colonial -- Algeria -- Algiers Architecture, Domestic -- Algeria -- Algiers ARCHITECTURE -- Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE -- Professional Practice. ARCHITECTURE -- Reference. Architecture and society Architecture, Colonial Architecture, Domestic Architecture, French Buildings Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw. Koloniale periode. Huisvesting. SUBJECT Algiers (Algeria) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Algeria -- Algiers Algiers. Form Electronic book LC no. 96037606 ISBN 0585114560 9780585114569 9780520204577 0520204573

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