Знаменитый детектив Алекс Кросс решил отойти от дел и вернуться к частной практике психотерапевта.
Но старый друг, детектив Сэмпсон, попросил его стать независимым консультантом по делу...
Lewis Mumford discusses how American society has evolved alongside its architecture. Beginning with the first settlements in New England through to the early twentieth century, Mumford traces the development of American life through its ever-changing buildings and cities. From the simplicity of the early villages, to the classical Palladian style of the antebellum southern plantations, to the imperial buildings of Washington D.C., through to the uniformity of the mechanical age, Mumford contends that each style of architecture guides the development of society and its economy in a certain direction.
In particular, the..." data-title="Книга Sticks and Stones">
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In his book Sticks and Stones, the historian Lewis Mumford discusses how American society has evolved alongside its architecture. Beginning with the first settlements in New England through to the early twentieth century, Mumford traces the development of American life through its ever-changing buildings and cities. From the simplicity of the early villages, to the classical Palladian style of the antebellum southern plantations, to the imperial buildings of Washington D.C., through to the uniformity of the mechanical age, Mumford contends that each style of architecture guides the development of society and its economy in a certain direction.
In particular, the...
Lewis Mumford explains how imaginative utopias can be used either as an escape from daily life, or as the beginning of an actionable path to a better society. He begins by tracing the historical evolution of the concept of utopia, from Plato’sRepublic and Moore’s Utopia, through to the nineteenth and early twentieth century utopias of William Morris and H. G. Wells. Along the way Mumford discusses how..." data-title="Книга The Story of Utopias">
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The concept of an ideal society has long existed in literature. In The Story of Utopias Lewis Mumford explains how imaginative utopias can be used either as an escape from daily life, or as the beginning of an actionable path to a better society. He begins by tracing the historical evolution of the concept of utopia, from Plato’s Republic and Moore’s Utopia, through to the nineteenth and early twentieth century utopias of William Morris and H. G. Wells. Along the way Mumford discusses how...
