Utopia's Ghost: Architecture and Postmodernism, Again
- ISBN-10
- 1452915326
- ISBN-13
- 9781452915326
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- U of Minnesota Press
- Author
- Reinhold Martin
Description
Written at the intersection of culture, politics & the city, particularly in the context of corporate globalization, 'Utopia's Ghost' challenges dominant theoretical paradigms & opens new avenues for architectural scholarship & cultural analysis.
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