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Building the Cold War Hilton International Hotels and Modern Architecture

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ISBN-10: 0226894207

ISBN-13: 9780226894201

Edition: 2004

Authors: Annabel Jane Wharton

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In post-war Europe and the Middle East, Hilton Hotels were constructed for profit and political impact to show 'the other side of the coin' to those countries exposed to Communism. This text examines the architectural means by which this vision was executed.
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Book details

List price: $44.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/2/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 0.85" wide x 1.09" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English

List of Illustrations
Preface
Introduction
Gaze to the East: Istanbul
Appropriating Pasts: Cairo and Athens
Appropriating the Present: Berlin and London
Spectacle: Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
Antispectacle: Rome and Florence
The Commoditization of Space: Making Modernity
Epilogue
Historiographic Excursus and Bibliographic Note
Notes
Index