Modernism and Nation Building - Turkish Architectural Culture in the Early Republic

List of contents

Preface

Introduction: Modernism on the Margins of Europe

1. First Moderns: The Legacy of Ottoman Revivalism

2. Inkilap Mimarisi: Architecture of Revolution

3. Aesthetics of Progress: Imagining an Industrial Nation

4. Yeni Mimari: The Making of a Modernist Profession

5. Living Modern: Cubic Houses and Apartments

6. Milli Mimari: Nationalizing the Modern

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Figure Sources

Index

About the author

Sibel Bozdogan is director of liberal studies at the Boston Architectural Center. She is the coeditor of Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey and the coauthor of Sedad Eldem: Architect in Turkey.

Product details

• Authors: Sibel Bozdogan
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2002
• EAN: 9780295981529
• ISBN: 978-0-295-98152-9
• No. of pages: 380
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 253 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 1188 g
• Series: Studies in Modernity and Natio; Studies in Modernity and National Identity; Studies in Modernity and Natio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous