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Athens from 1920 to 1940: A True and Just Account of How History Was Enveloped by a Modern City and the Place Became an Event
Dimitris N. Karidis
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Paperback. During the short interwar period of the early 20th century, Athens entered into a process of meteoric urban transformation which gave her a unique place among European capital cities of the time. Num Pages: 202 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJG; AMX; HBJD; HDT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 297 x 16. Weight in Grams: 816.
During the short interwar period of the early 20th century, Athens entered into a process of meteoric urban transformation which gave her a unique place among European capital cities of the time. The implementation of a settlement programme for hundreds of thousands of refugees, following the 1922 Smyrna catastrophe, effected social and economic metamorphoses, which, in their early steps, were not devoid of patterns of social and spatial segregation. During the 1930s, notwithstanding manifold adversities, the capital city encountered modernity, but she did so on her own terms. On the ideological level, the place acquired a world-wide reputation for two ... Read more
During the short interwar period of the early 20th century, Athens entered into a process of meteoric urban transformation which gave her a unique place among European capital cities of the time. The implementation of a settlement programme for hundreds of thousands of refugees, following the 1922 Smyrna catastrophe, effected social and economic metamorphoses, which, in their early steps, were not devoid of patterns of social and spatial segregation. During the 1930s, notwithstanding manifold adversities, the capital city encountered modernity, but she did so on her own terms. On the ideological level, the place acquired a world-wide reputation for two ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Archaeopress
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
815g
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784913113
SKU
V9781784913113
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About Dimitris N. Karidis
Dimitris N. Karidis is an architect and urban historian, Professor Emeritus of National Technical University of Athens.
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