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In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim(...)
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In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim(...)
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Behind the beautiful forevers : life, death and hope in a Mumbai undercity
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In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. With a little luck, her sensitive, beautiful daughter—Annawadi’s “most-everything girl”—will soon become its first female college graduate. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to the good lives and good times they call “the full enjoy.” But then Abdul the garbage sorter is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and a global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power and economic envy turn brutal. As the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed. And so, too, are the imaginations and courage of the people of Annawadi. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects human beings to one another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget.
Behind the beautiful forevers : life, death and hope in a Mumbai undercity
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In this brilliantly written, fast-paced book, based on three years of uncompromising reporting, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human. Annawadi is a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport, and as India starts to prosper, Annawadians are electric with hope. Abdul, a reflective and enterprising Muslim teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty, has identified an alternate route to the middle class: political corruption. With a little luck, her sensitive, beautiful daughter—Annawadi’s “most-everything girl”—will soon become its first female college graduate. And even the poorest Annawadians, like Kalu, a fifteen-year-old scrap-metal thief, believe themselves inching closer to the good lives and good times they call “the full enjoy.” But then Abdul the garbage sorter is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and a global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power and economic envy turn brutal. As the tenderest individual hopes intersect with the greatest global truths, the true contours of a competitive age are revealed. And so, too, are the imaginations and courage of the people of Annawadi. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects human beings to one another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds, and into the lives of people impossible to forget.
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The German architecture and design scene today is characterized by imaginative and progressive concepts on the highest technical and creative level. Especially in the field of ecological construction Germany set the international standards. Zeitgeist introduces the most compelling German architecture - and design offices, from the most established and renoun to the(...)
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The German architecture and design scene today is characterized by imaginative and progressive concepts on the highest technical and creative level. Especially in the field of ecological construction Germany set the international standards. Zeitgeist introduces the most compelling German architecture - and design offices, from the most established and renoun to the(...)
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Superlative emirates: new dimension
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The German architecture and design scene today is characterized by imaginative and progressive concepts on the highest technical and creative level. Especially in the field of ecological construction Germany set the international standards. Zeitgeist introduces the most compelling German architecture - and design offices, from the most established and renoun to the shooting stars of the scene.
Superlative emirates: new dimension
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The German architecture and design scene today is characterized by imaginative and progressive concepts on the highest technical and creative level. Especially in the field of ecological construction Germany set the international standards. Zeitgeist introduces the most compelling German architecture - and design offices, from the most established and renoun to the shooting stars of the scene.
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May 2011
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An examination of how British and Indian politicians, artists, scientists, nationalists, and tourists have transformed various sites in India into historical monuments emblematic of the modern Indian nation-state.
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An examination of how British and Indian politicians, artists, scientists, nationalists, and tourists have transformed various sites in India into historical monuments emblematic of the modern Indian nation-state.
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Monumental matters : the power, subjectivity, and space of India's Mughal architecture
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An examination of how British and Indian politicians, artists, scientists, nationalists, and tourists have transformed various sites in India into historical monuments emblematic of the modern Indian nation-state.
Monumental matters : the power, subjectivity, and space of India's Mughal architecture
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An examination of how British and Indian politicians, artists, scientists, nationalists, and tourists have transformed various sites in India into historical monuments emblematic of the modern Indian nation-state.
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October 2011
October 2011
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Ce livre est avant tout un recueil d’images et d’impressions sur l’architecture et l’urbanisme de trois villes (Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo), mis en parallèle avec la réalité de la métropole lilloise. Trois auteurs principaux livreront leur ressenti : Aurélien MASUREL, architecte, Didier PARIS, professeur en aménagement et urbanisme à l’Université de Lille 1 et(...)
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Ce livre est avant tout un recueil d’images et d’impressions sur l’architecture et l’urbanisme de trois villes (Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo), mis en parallèle avec la réalité de la métropole lilloise. Trois auteurs principaux livreront leur ressenti : Aurélien MASUREL, architecte, Didier PARIS, professeur en aménagement et urbanisme à l’Université de Lille 1 et(...)
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Brésil : expériences sensibles
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Ce livre est avant tout un recueil d’images et d’impressions sur l’architecture et l’urbanisme de trois villes (Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo), mis en parallèle avec la réalité de la métropole lilloise. Trois auteurs principaux livreront leur ressenti : Aurélien MASUREL, architecte, Didier PARIS, professeur en aménagement et urbanisme à l’Université de Lille 1 et Luc SAISON, architecte-urbaniste.
Brésil : expériences sensibles
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Ce livre est avant tout un recueil d’images et d’impressions sur l’architecture et l’urbanisme de trois villes (Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo), mis en parallèle avec la réalité de la métropole lilloise. Trois auteurs principaux livreront leur ressenti : Aurélien MASUREL, architecte, Didier PARIS, professeur en aménagement et urbanisme à l’Université de Lille 1 et Luc SAISON, architecte-urbaniste.
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September 2013
September 2013
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En 2050, il est fort probable que l’Inde aura pris la première place économique devant la Chine et les États-Unis. Pourtant, nous comprenons mal cet immense pays. Aussi le projet de ce livre simple, clair, nourri de travail de terrain, est-il de nous y initier. L’auteure saisit cette société vivante, diversifiée, tolérante et violente. Elle évoque les croyances, la(...)
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En 2050, il est fort probable que l’Inde aura pris la première place économique devant la Chine et les États-Unis. Pourtant, nous comprenons mal cet immense pays. Aussi le projet de ce livre simple, clair, nourri de travail de terrain, est-il de nous y initier. L’auteure saisit cette société vivante, diversifiée, tolérante et violente. Elle évoque les croyances, la(...)
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Inde: comprendre la culture des castes
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En 2050, il est fort probable que l’Inde aura pris la première place économique devant la Chine et les États-Unis. Pourtant, nous comprenons mal cet immense pays. Aussi le projet de ce livre simple, clair, nourri de travail de terrain, est-il de nous y initier. L’auteure saisit cette société vivante, diversifiée, tolérante et violente. Elle évoque les croyances, la morale, les habitudes, les normes mais aussi ce qui est caché: le rôle des castes et de la famille dans la mobilité sociale et dans les relations de travail, la religiosité quotidienne, la notion de temps, la ruralité en face des mégapoles, le monde des fêtes, le rapport au corps et à la sexualité, la place des femmes dans cette société patriarcale et le regard porté sur les Occidentaux.
Inde: comprendre la culture des castes
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En 2050, il est fort probable que l’Inde aura pris la première place économique devant la Chine et les États-Unis. Pourtant, nous comprenons mal cet immense pays. Aussi le projet de ce livre simple, clair, nourri de travail de terrain, est-il de nous y initier. L’auteure saisit cette société vivante, diversifiée, tolérante et violente. Elle évoque les croyances, la morale, les habitudes, les normes mais aussi ce qui est caché: le rôle des castes et de la famille dans la mobilité sociale et dans les relations de travail, la religiosité quotidienne, la notion de temps, la ruralité en face des mégapoles, le monde des fêtes, le rapport au corps et à la sexualité, la place des femmes dans cette société patriarcale et le regard porté sur les Occidentaux.
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December 2014
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A selected, fully open, and assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture.(...)
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A selected, fully open, and assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture.(...)
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Total Latin American architecture
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A selected, fully open, and assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture. However, it is a selected, fully open, and deep fragment, outlining conceptual and practical verifications on critical views and concrete projects, concerning the actual, extensive world of architecture in the Latin American territory, and in the first years of the new century.
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A selected, fully open, and assemblage, that carries the explicit intent of outlining, conceptual and practical verifications, on critical views and specific projects, concerning the actual architecture in the Latin American territory.The book intends to communicate a targeted objective, to circumscribe a segment, a series of observations and actions in architecture. However, it is a selected, fully open, and deep fragment, outlining conceptual and practical verifications on critical views and concrete projects, concerning the actual, extensive world of architecture in the Latin American territory, and in the first years of the new century.
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September 2016
September 2016
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The history of Tel Aviv, presented for a moment as an architectural history, can be seen as a part of a wider process in which the physical shaping of Tel Aviv and its political and cultural construction are intertwined, and plays a decisive role in the construction of the case, the alibi, and the apologetics of the Jewish settlement across the country. -- White City, Black City
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The history of Tel Aviv, presented for a moment as an architectural history, can be seen as a part of a wider process in which the physical shaping of Tel Aviv and its political and cultural construction are intertwined, and plays a decisive role in the construction of the case, the alibi, and the apologetics of the Jewish settlement across the country. -- White City, Black City
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White city / Black city: architecture and war in Tel aviv and Jaffa
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The history of Tel Aviv, presented for a moment as an architectural history, can be seen as a part of a wider process in which the physical shaping of Tel Aviv and its political and cultural construction are intertwined, and plays a decisive role in the construction of the case, the alibi, and the apologetics of the Jewish settlement across the country. -- White City, Black City
White city / Black city: architecture and war in Tel aviv and Jaffa
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The history of Tel Aviv, presented for a moment as an architectural history, can be seen as a part of a wider process in which the physical shaping of Tel Aviv and its political and cultural construction are intertwined, and plays a decisive role in the construction of the case, the alibi, and the apologetics of the Jewish settlement across the country. -- White City, Black City
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March 2015
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Storm in Chandigarh
Storm in Chandigarh
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‘India, once a uniform piece of territory to administer, was now a welter of separate, sensitive identities, resurrected after independence.’ As the quarrel over boundaries, water and electric power between Punjab and the newly created Haryana intensifies, Gyan Singh, the chief minister of Punjab, threatens to launch a crippling strike that will affect both states. With(...)
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‘India, once a uniform piece of territory to administer, was now a welter of separate, sensitive identities, resurrected after independence.’ As the quarrel over boundaries, water and electric power between Punjab and the newly created Haryana intensifies, Gyan Singh, the chief minister of Punjab, threatens to launch a crippling strike that will affect both states. With(...)
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Storm in Chandigarh
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‘India, once a uniform piece of territory to administer, was now a welter of separate, sensitive identities, resurrected after independence.’ As the quarrel over boundaries, water and electric power between Punjab and the newly created Haryana intensifies, Gyan Singh, the chief minister of Punjab, threatens to launch a crippling strike that will affect both states. With the chief minister of Haryana, Harpal Singh, refusing to concede any advantages, the stage is set for a confrontation.
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‘India, once a uniform piece of territory to administer, was now a welter of separate, sensitive identities, resurrected after independence.’ As the quarrel over boundaries, water and electric power between Punjab and the newly created Haryana intensifies, Gyan Singh, the chief minister of Punjab, threatens to launch a crippling strike that will affect both states. With the chief minister of Haryana, Harpal Singh, refusing to concede any advantages, the stage is set for a confrontation.
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December 2013
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Mughal India showcases the British Library’s extensive collection of illustrated manuscripts and paintings commissioned by Mughal emperors and other officials. Depicting the splendor and vibrant color of Mughal life, the exquisitely decorated works span four centuries, from the foundation of the Mughal dynasty by Babur in the sixteenth century, through the heights of the(...)
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Mughal India showcases the British Library’s extensive collection of illustrated manuscripts and paintings commissioned by Mughal emperors and other officials. Depicting the splendor and vibrant color of Mughal life, the exquisitely decorated works span four centuries, from the foundation of the Mughal dynasty by Babur in the sixteenth century, through the heights of the(...)
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Mughal India : art, culture and empire
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Mughal India showcases the British Library’s extensive collection of illustrated manuscripts and paintings commissioned by Mughal emperors and other officials. Depicting the splendor and vibrant color of Mughal life, the exquisitely decorated works span four centuries, from the foundation of the Mughal dynasty by Babur in the sixteenth century, through the heights of the empire and the “Great” Mughal emperors of the seventeenth century, into the decline and eventual collapse in the nineteenth century.
Mughal India : art, culture and empire
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Mughal India showcases the British Library’s extensive collection of illustrated manuscripts and paintings commissioned by Mughal emperors and other officials. Depicting the splendor and vibrant color of Mughal life, the exquisitely decorated works span four centuries, from the foundation of the Mughal dynasty by Babur in the sixteenth century, through the heights of the empire and the “Great” Mughal emperors of the seventeenth century, into the decline and eventual collapse in the nineteenth century.
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Beyond the Super-Square: Art and Architecture in Latin America After Modernism, which developed from a symposium presented by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2011, showcases original essays by distinguished Latin American architects, historians, and curators, whose research examines architecture and urban design practices in the region during a significant period of the(...)
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Beyond the Super-Square: Art and Architecture in Latin America After Modernism, which developed from a symposium presented by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2011, showcases original essays by distinguished Latin American architects, historians, and curators, whose research examines architecture and urban design practices in the region during a significant period of the(...)
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Beyond the supersquare: art and architecture in Latin America after Modernisme
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Beyond the Super-Square: Art and Architecture in Latin America After Modernism, which developed from a symposium presented by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2011, showcases original essays by distinguished Latin American architects, historians, and curators, whose research examines architecture and urban design practices in the region during a significant period of the twentieth century. Drawing from the exuberant architectural projects of the 1940s to the 1960s, as well as from socially engaged artistic practices of the present day, the essays in this collection reveal how the heroic visions and utopian ideals popular in architectural discourse during the modernist era bore complicated legacies for Latin America - the consequences of which are evident in such vastly uneven economic conditions and socially disparate societies found throughout the region today.
Beyond the supersquare: art and architecture in Latin America after Modernisme
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Beyond the Super-Square: Art and Architecture in Latin America After Modernism, which developed from a symposium presented by The Bronx Museum of the Arts in 2011, showcases original essays by distinguished Latin American architects, historians, and curators, whose research examines architecture and urban design practices in the region during a significant period of the twentieth century. Drawing from the exuberant architectural projects of the 1940s to the 1960s, as well as from socially engaged artistic practices of the present day, the essays in this collection reveal how the heroic visions and utopian ideals popular in architectural discourse during the modernist era bore complicated legacies for Latin America - the consequences of which are evident in such vastly uneven economic conditions and socially disparate societies found throughout the region today.
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