Making Cities Socialist

This Element explores the history of urban planning, city building, and city life in the socialist world. It follows the global trajectories of architects, planners, and ideas about socialist urbanism developed during the twentieth century.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Showcase Soviet Urbanism; 3. The Socialist City Goes Global; 4. Decolonization and the Socialist City; 5. The Cold War and the Socialist City; 6. The Afterlives of Socialist Cities; References.

Summary

This Element explores the history of urban planning, city building, and city life in the socialist world. It follows the global trajectories of architects, planners, and ideas about socialist urbanism developed during the twentieth century.

Foreword

This Element explores the history of urban planning, city building, and city life in the socialist world.

Product details

• Authors: Katherine Zubovich, Katherine (University At Buffalo Zubovich
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2024
• EAN: 9781108797108
• ISBN: 978-1-108-79710-8
• No. of pages: 88
• Series: Elements in Global Urban History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / World, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Building construction and materials, Historical states, empires, territories and regions: Europe