Between Solidarity and Economic Constraints - Global Entanglements of Socialist Architecture and Planning in the Cold War Period (Hardcover)

Until the end of the Cold War in 1990, building projects and architectural icons played an important role in the self-portrayal of the competing systems. However, as the current research shows, we also find a large variety of forms of cooperation between the East, the South, and the West, not to forget the manifold cross-border entanglements within the South or the East. This book explores the intersection of two strands of research. On the one hand, interaction in the field of architecture and construction between actors from socialist countries and from countries of the Global South have increasingly won interest amongst historians of architecture and planning. On the other hand, in the context of the strongly emerging Cold War Studies, scholars have explored cooperation and circulation across the Iron Curtain with a focus on economic and research planning. This book connects perspectives of planning, construction and architectural design with those on economic interests and conflicts in projects and networks. Furthermore, it opens the view to the hubs of communication and exchange, and on patterns of longterm transformation and appropriation of architecture.

General

Imprint:	de Gruyter Oldenbourg
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Rethinking the Cold War
Release date:	April 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Christoph Bernhardt • Andreas Butter • Monika Motylinska
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	297
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-065406-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-11-065406-7
Barcode:	9783110654066

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