The sociology of architecture : constructing identities / Paul Jones.

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Jones, Paul, 1976- [author.]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781846315930
184631593X
9781781388242
1781388245

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Sociology of architecture.DDC classification:

720.103 22

LOC classification:

NA2543.S6 J66 2011eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Architecture, Power and Identities: Surveying the Field -- 2. The Public Discourse of Architecture: Socializing Identities -- 3. Architecture and the Nation: Building an "Us" -- 4. Modernity and Mega-Events: Architecturing a Future -- 5. Architecture and Commemoration: The Construction of Memorialization -- 6. Iconic Architecture and Regeneration: The Form is the Function -- 7. "European" Architecture: Politics in Search of Form and Meaning -- 8. Conclusion: Sociology, Architecture and the Politics of Building.

Summary: This text positions architecture as a research agenda for sociologists and others interested in the relationship between power, culture and collective identities. Adopting a critical approach to such questions, it frames architecture as a field of symbolic and material conflict over collective identities.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-191) and index.

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This text positions architecture as a research agenda for sociologists and others interested in the relationship between power, culture and collective identities. Adopting a critical approach to such questions, it frames architecture as a field of symbolic and material conflict over collective identities.

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