Thinking Barcelona - Ideologies of a Global City

Informationen zum Autor Edgar Illas is assistant professor of Spanish at Indiana University. Klappentext A study of the ideological work that redefined Barcelona in the 1980s and adapted it to a new economy of tourism, culture and services. It examines political speeches/scripts of the 1992 Olympic Games ceremonies; architect Oriol Bohigas's urban renewal; and fictions by Quim Monzó, Francisco Casavella, Eduardo Mendoza and Sergi Pàmies. Zusammenfassung A study of the ideological work that redefined Barcelona in the 1980s and adapted it to a new economy of tourism! culture and services. It examines political speeches/scripts of the 1992 Olympic Games ceremonies; architect Oriol Bohigas's urban renewal; and fictions by Quim Monzo! Francisco Casavella! Eduardo Mendoza and Sergi Pamies.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Edgar Illas
• Edition: University Of Chicago Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.02.2013, retardé
• EAN: 9781846318320
• ISBN: 978-1-84631-832-0
• Pages: 224
• Thèmes: Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures; Contemporary Hispanic and Luso; Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone Cultures
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général