|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology
|
Buy Now
Indispensable Eyesores - An Anthropology of Undesired Buildings (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R2,850
Discovery Miles 28 500
|
|
|
Indispensable Eyesores - An Anthropology of Undesired Buildings (Hardcover)
Series: Remapping Cultural History
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Donate to Against Period Poverty
Total price: R2,870
Discovery Miles: 28 700
|
Collapsing concrete colossuses, run-down overgrown skeletons,
immutable architectural misfits: the outcasts from our built
environment, which we are dying to dispose of - and yet cannot do
without - have inspired many ghost stories, crime novels and urban
legends. Such narratives reveal the significance of architectural
eyesores for the people who live or work in or near them. After
exploring various approaches to building lives and deaths, the
author presents a rich variety of undesired edifices in Germany,
Hungary, Austria and Bosnia-Herzegovina and investigates the
different methods used to dispose of them: eliminating, damaging,
transforming or 'reframing' them, abandoning them to progressive
dilapidation or virtually rejecting them. Discarding an edifice,
however, need not bring its social life to an end. This analysis
continues with a reflection on the afterlife of unwanted buildings,
and concludes with a discussion on the life expectancy of
buildings, their multi-sensory materiality and 'thingly' agency.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(4)
(1)
