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Duanfang Lu
Third World Modernism [EPUB ebook]
Architecture, Development and Identity

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This set of essays challenge interpretations of the development of modernist architecture in Third World countries during the Cold War. The topics look at modernism’s part in the transnational development of building technologies and the construction of national and cultural identity.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780203840993 ● Editor Duanfang Lu ● Publisher Taylor & Francis ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2295958 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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