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Warsaw

Author: David Crowley
Publisher: London : Reaktion, 2003.
Series: Topographics.
Edition/Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In this book Warsaw's visual and urban cultural history is revealed in striking accounts of its everyday life, albeit events that occurred in extraordinary circumstances. Warsaw examines the ways in which the fabric of the city has been shaped since the late 1940s by Communist ideology, and shows how the city has been spectacularly transformed since the introduction of a market economy in 1989. It also reflects on  Read more...
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Genre/Form: History
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David Crowley
ISBN: 9781861891792 1861891792
OCLC Number: 52486116
Description: 208 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Contents: Monuments in ruins --
Shops and markets --
At home in the city --
Conclusion : whither public space?
Series Title: Topographics.
Responsibility: David Crowley.
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Part of the "Topographics" series, David Crowley's 'Warsaw' presents a cultural and architectural history of post-war Warsaw.  Read more...

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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/818564#Event\/1900_1999<\/a>> # 1900-1999<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Event<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"1900-1999<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/818564#Place\/warsaw_poland<\/a>> # Warsaw (Poland)<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Warsaw (Poland)<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/818564#Place\/warschau<\/a>> # Warschau<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Warschau<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/818564#Series\/topographics<\/a>> # Topographics.<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nbgn:PublicationSeries<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:hasPart<\/a> <http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/52486116<\/a>> ; # Warsaw<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Topographics.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Topographics<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/818564#Topic\/architecture_poland_warsaw_history_20th_century<\/a>> # Architecture--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:hasPart<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2009115503<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Architecture--Poland--Warsaw--History--20th century<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1007815<\/a>> # Manners and customs<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Manners and customs<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1204515<\/a>> # Poland--Warsaw.<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Poland--Warsaw.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/813346<\/a>> # Architecture<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Architecture<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/862898<\/a>> # Civilization<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Civilization<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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