Recognising European Modernities: A Montage of the Present

Author:   Allan Pred
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415119047


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   09 March 1995
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $315.00 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Recognising European Modernities: A Montage of the Present


Add your own review!

Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Allan Pred
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780415119047


ISBN 10:   0415119049
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   09 March 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, For(e) Montage: Swedish Modern and the Recognition of European Modernities, CHAPTER ONE: Spectacular Articulations of Modernity: The Stockholm Exhibition of 1897, CHAPTER TWO: Pure and Simple Lines, Future Lines of Vision: The Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, CHAPTER THREE: Where in the World Am I, Are We? Who in the World Am I, Are We?: The Glob(e)alization of Stockholm, Sweden, After Montage: Or What?, Bibliography, Index

Reviews

"."" . . the combination of theoretical daring and empirical intricacy is, simply, stunning . . . Part tour guide, part circus barker, part performance artist, part cultural critic, but always--and dazzlingly--human geographer . . . [Pred] revisits and reinscribes modernism within critical social thought, relayering multiple pasts within our own precarious present . . .."" -Derek Gregory, University of British Columbia ."" . . a groundbreaking experimental work . . . Pred's scholarship is recognised worldwide and he has proved himself on every account. Rather than resting on his previous laurels he has taken the risk of inventing new forms to express his understanding of modernity."" -Paul Rabinow, University of California, Berkely ""Pred is to be congratulated for having produced a challenging and stimulating book that will deepen and enhance our grasp of European modernity."" -David Chaney, University of Durham"


. . . the combination of theoretical daring and empirical intricacy is, simply, stunning . . . Part tour guide, part circus barker, part performance artist, part cultural critic, but always--and dazzlingly--human geographer . . . [Pred] revisits and reinscribes modernism within critical social thought, relayering multiple pasts within our own precarious present . . .. <br>-Derek Gregory, University of British Columbia <br>. . . a groundbreaking experimental work . . . Pred's scholarship is recognised worldwide and he has proved himself on every account. Rather than resting on his previous laurels he has taken the risk of inventing new forms to express his understanding of modernity. <br>-Paul Rabinow, University of California, Berkely <br> Pred is to be congratulated for having produced a challenging and stimulating book that will deepen and enhance our grasp of European modernity. <br>-David Chaney, University of Durham <br>


Author Information

Allan Pred

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List