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Broken Cities
A Historical Sociology of Ruins
Taschenbuch von Martin Devecka
Sprache: Englisch

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We have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Martin Devecka argues that we should see them as processes taking place over a long present. In Broken Cities, Devecka offers a wide-ranging comparative study of ruination, the process by which monuments, architectural sites, and urban centers decay into ruin over time. Weaving together four case studies--of classical Athens, late antique Rome, medieval Baghdad, and sixteenth-century Mexico City--Devecka shows that ruination is a complex social process largely contingent on changing imperial control rather than the result of immediate or natural events. Drawing on literature, legal texts, epigraphic evidence, and the narratives embodied in monuments and painting, Broken Cities is an expansive and nuanced study that holds great significance for the field of historiography.
We have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Martin Devecka argues that we should see them as processes taking place over a long present. In Broken Cities, Devecka offers a wide-ranging comparative study of ruination, the process by which monuments, architectural sites, and urban centers decay into ruin over time. Weaving together four case studies--of classical Athens, late antique Rome, medieval Baghdad, and sixteenth-century Mexico City--Devecka shows that ruination is a complex social process largely contingent on changing imperial control rather than the result of immediate or natural events. Drawing on literature, legal texts, epigraphic evidence, and the narratives embodied in monuments and painting, Broken Cities is an expansive and nuanced study that holds great significance for the field of historiography.
Über den Autor

Martin Devecka is an assistant professor of classical studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781421438429
ISBN-10: 1421438429
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Devecka, Martin
Hersteller: Johns Hopkins University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Devecka
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,279 kg
Artikel-ID: 118084814
Über den Autor

Martin Devecka is an assistant professor of classical studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781421438429
ISBN-10: 1421438429
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Devecka, Martin
Hersteller: Johns Hopkins University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Devecka
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.09.2020
Gewicht: 0,279 kg
Artikel-ID: 118084814
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