The End of Tradition?

Edited by Nezar Alsayyad

List Price: $59.95

Add to Cart

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Introduction: The End of Tradition? Part 1. Traditions of the Modern 2. The Global Domestic: Deterritorializing Globalization 3. The End is Near: Apocalypse and Utopia in Contemporary Thought 4. Nostalgias of the Modern. Part 2. Invented Landscapes 5. Nature and Tradition at the Border: Landscaping the End of the Nation State 6. Tourism's Exclusionary Practices in Cancun, Cuba, and Southern Florida: Consumption and Protection of Traditional Environments 7. Architecture and the Production of Postcard Images: Invocations of Tradition vs. Critical Transnationalism in Curitiba. Part 3. Programmes of Tradition 8. Tradition as a Means to the End of Tradition: Italian Fascist New Towns 9. Cultural Identity and Architectural Image in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town 10. 'End of Histroy?' Reflections on the Death and Life of Walls in Contemporary China. Index.
You may also be interested in:

Companion to Contemporary Architectural Thought

Ben Farmer, Dr Hentie J Louw, Hentie Louw, Adrian Napper

Architecture has attracted increasing worldwide attention in recent years, not only because of its cultural significance but also because of concern over the performance and...

Published 10/21/1993 | 978-0-415-01022-1

more information about Companion to Contemporary Architectural Thought

Architecture and Authority in Japan

William H Coaldrake

Published 08/29/1996 | 978-0-415-05754-7

more information about Architecture and Authority in Japan

The End of Tradition?

Nezar Alsayyad

Rooted in real world observations, this book questions the concept of tradition - whether contemporary globalization will prove its demise or whether there is a...

Published 12/18/2003 | 978-0-415-29040-1

more information about The End of Tradition?