Moscow /
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| Author / Creator: | Schlögel, Karl. |
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| Uniform title: | Moskau lesen. English |
| Imprint: | London : Reaktion, 2005. |
| Description: | 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Topographics Topographics. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5792498 |
| Summary: | No European city has undergone as much upheaval in the past fifteen years as Moscow. The stage for the fall of a world empire and the rebirth of a globally-connected Russia, Moscow has transformed from a monochrome capital city to a new Babylon iridescent with neon lights. Karl Schlögel's Moscow offers a fascinating and engaging portrait of this international metropolis in transformation.<br> <br> First published in German in 1984, and now rapidly attaining the status of a classic work, this debut English edition of Moscow has been updated with a new introduction and conclusion covering the post-Soviet period. Schlögel describes the modern history of Moscow from various aspects as he explores the city's streets and unearths the rich histories of its buildings, monuments, and parks. A city where the past and future continually clash, Moscow struggles to define its global role in the twenty-first century, and Karl Schlögel's insightful essays in Moscow provide a valuable window into the complex and resilient character of the ever-evolving capital and its citizens.<br> |
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| Item Description: | Rev. ed. of Moskau lesen. Die Stadt als Buch. |
| Physical Description: | 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 1861892403 |
