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The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization Sklair, Leslie (Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science)
The Icon Project: Architecture, Cities, and Capitalist Globalization
Sklair, Leslie (Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science)
The Icon Project argues that the transnational capitalist class mobilizes two forms of iconic architecture -- unique icons recognized as works of art, notably designed by global starchitects (such as Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid); and typical icons copying elements of unique icons -- to promote the same ideological message: the culture-ideology of consumerism.
352 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 27, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780190464189 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 244 × 29 mm · 635 g |
| Language | English |