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Skyscraping Frontiers

- The Skyscraper as Heterotopia in the 20th-Century American Novel and Film

About Skyscraping Frontiers

This study models the skyscraper as a complex network of actors and retraces its initial assemblage during the 19th century to its evolution into a smart structure from the mid-20th century onwards by looking at a great number of US-American novels and movies. It connects classic spatial theories with concepts and methods of ANT and Urban Studies.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9783631792018
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 316
  • Published:
  • March 16, 2020
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x214x25 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 504 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 5, 2024

Description of Skyscraping Frontiers

This study models the skyscraper as a complex network of actors and retraces its initial assemblage during the 19th century to its evolution into a smart structure from the mid-20th century onwards by looking at a great number of US-American novels and movies. It connects classic spatial theories with concepts and methods of ANT and Urban Studies.

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