Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities: London, Athens and Rome in the Nineteenth Century - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Richard AlstonSeries:Bloomsbury Studies in Classical ReceptionPublish date:6/12/2025Pages:232
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350445314ISBN-10:1350445312UPC:9781350445314Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, AncientBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), GreeceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCN8T57VTN
Classicism and the Construction of Capital Cities: London, Athens and Rome in the Nineteenth Century
Exploring the intriguing interplay between tradition and modernity in the 19th-century capitals of London, Athens and Rome, Richard Alston delves into the political and architectural choices that shaped these cities as representations of self-consciously modern nations. Politicians and architects invested in classical styles in their efforts to break with traditions and assert new values....
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Classical Reception
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350445314ISBN-10:1350445312UPC:9781350445314Book Category:Architecture, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, AncientBook Topic:Ancient & Classical, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), GreeceSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.56 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCN8T57VTN
Richard Alston is Professor of Roman History at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. He is author and editor of several books including The City in Roman and Byzantine Egypt (2001), and has published articles on the classical influences on modern urbanism, city planning and political theory.
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