Screen LibraryOrder in the streets : the political history of warsaw's public space in the first half of the 19th century /
The book reflects on the functioning of the public space in the nineteenth-century city on the example of Warsaw. Delving into the everyday realities and the symptoms of modern political life in the streets and squares, the author describes the conditions of a properly functioning public space, incl...
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Peter Lang Edition,
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| Publisher Address: | Frankfurt am Main : |
| Publication Dates: | 2020. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English Polish |
| Edition: | New edition. |
| Series: |
Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik. Studies in History, Memory and Politics Series,
volum 29 |
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| Summary: |
The book reflects on the functioning of the public space in the nineteenth-century city on the example of Warsaw. Delving into the everyday realities and the symptoms of modern political life in the streets and squares, the author describes the conditions of a properly functioning public space, including the impact of the political regime. |
| Carrier Form: | 269 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-256) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783631800706 3631800703 |
| Index Number: | NA9053 |
| CLC: | D751.38 |
| Call Number: | D751.38/L965 |
| Contents: | Cover -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Definitions and Theories of Public Space -- 1.1 Space and Place -- 1.2 Space and Hegemonic Practices -- 1.3 "Public", the Public Sphere and its Political Dimension -- 1.4 The Influence of Public Space on People -- 1.5 The Theatricality of Public Space -- 1.6 Urban Space in Sociological Research -- 1.7 Monumentality and Transcendence in Public Space -- 1.8 The Problem of Representation in Public Space -- 1.9 Public Space in the Light of Urbanism -- 2 A History of Urban Public Space in the West -- 2.1 Antiquity |