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Metropolis and its Image: Constructing Identities for London, c. 1750-1950 (Art History Special Issues) - Softcover

 
9780631216674: Metropolis and its Image: Constructing Identities for London, c. 1750-1950 (Art History Special Issues)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0631216677 ISBN 13: 9780631216674
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

This book examines key moments in the emergence of London as a metropolis and considers different ways in which its image has been formulated and presented. The chapters address a range of topics from specific questions of architectural style to the relationship between the City of London and London as a metropolis, and explore different methods of constructing urban identities.

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About the Author

Dana Arnold is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Southampton, and Editor of Art History, the journal of the Association of Art Historians. Until 1999 she was Director of the Centre for Architectural Studies at the University of Leeds.

From the Back Cover

This book examines key moments in the emergence of London as a metropolis and considers different ways in which its image has been formulated and presented. The complexity of the different identities of London are revealed in the tensions and interactions between manifestations of civic and national pride, the relationship between private and governmental institutions and urban planning issues. The chapters address a range of topics from specific questions of architectural style to the relationship between the City of London and London as a metropolis. Different methods of constructing urban identities are explored, including representations of London in the visual arts, the self-conscious work of architects and planners, and approaches adopted by historians to give the city different meanings and identities.

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This book examines key moments in the emergence of London as a metropolis and considers different ways in which its image has been formulated and presented. The complexity of the different identities of London are revealed in the tensions and interactions between manifestations of civic and national pride, the relationship between private and governmental institutions and urban planning issues. The chapters address a range of topics from specific questions of architectural style to the relationship between the City of London and London as a metropolis. Different methods of constructing urban identities are explored, including representations of London in the visual arts, the self-conscious work of architects and planners, and approaches adopted by historians to give the city different meanings and identities.

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0631216677
ISBN 13 
9780631216674
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176
Editor
Dana Arnold