End of Tradition?

Name: End of Tradition?
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ISBN: 9780415290418

ISBN-10: 0415290414

ISBN-13: 9780415290418

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nezar Alsayyad

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Rooted in real world observations, this book questions the concept of tradition In his introduction, Nezar AlSayyad discusses the meanings of the word 'tradition' and the current debates about the 'end of tradition'. Thereafter the book is divided into three parts. The three chapters in Part I explore the inextricable link between 'tradition' and 'modern', revealing the geopolitical implications of this link. Part II looks at tradition as a process of invention and here the three chapters are all concerned with the making of landscapes and landscape myths, showing how the spectacle of history can be aestheticized and naturalized. Finally, Part III shows how tradition is a regime,…

Book details

List price: $88.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Nezar AlSayyad is Professor of Architecture, Planning and Urban History, and Chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.



Preface



Introduction: The End of Tradition?



Traditions of the Modern



The Global Domestic: Deterritorializing Globalization



The End is Near: Apocalypse and Utopia in Contemporary Thought



Nostalgias of the Modern



Invented Landscapes



Nature and Tradition at the Border: Landscaping the End of the Nation State



Tourism's Exclusionary Practices in Cancun, Cuba, and Southern Florida: Consumption and Protection of Traditional Environments



Architecture and the Production of Postcard Images: Invocations of Tradition vs. Critical Transnationalism in Curitiba



Programmes of Tradition



Tradition as a Means to the End of Tradition: Italian Fascist New Towns



Cultural Identity and Architectural Image in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town



'End of Histroy?' Reflections on the Death and Life of Walls in Contemporary China


Index