[(The Hieroglyphics of Space : Reading and Experiencing the Modern Metropolis)] [Edited by Neil Leach] published on

by Neil Leach

This collection offers contributions from eminent theorists across visual culture, architecture, sociology, art, philosophy, and American studies--including Andrew Benjamin, Barry Curtis, Neil Leach, Steven Pile, and David Frisby. Part One covers reading the city as a visual text; Part Two discusses treating the city as a space to be experienced. The enticing range of topic and city focus will attract readers Venice, Vienna, London, Rome, New York, Berlin, Bucharest, Tokyo, Paris and other cities are treated to a new analysis, viewing the city as a new text through which to read its cultural life.

Genres: Architecture

Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kathryn]

notably, “Resurrecting an Imperial Past: Strategies of Self-Representation and ‘Masquerade’ in Fascist Rome (1934-38).”