German cities and bourgeois modernism, 1890-1924 /

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This is a study of a distinctive brand of modernism that first emerged in late nineteenth-century Germany and remained influential throughout the inter-war years and beyond. Its supporters saw themselves as a new elite, ideally placed to tackle the many challenges facing the young and rapidly indust...

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Umbach, Maiken
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Zusammenfassung:
This is a study of a distinctive brand of modernism that first emerged in late nineteenth-century Germany and remained influential throughout the inter-war years and beyond. Its supporters saw themselves as a new elite, ideally placed to tackle the many challenges facing the young and rapidly industrializing German nation-state. They defined themselves as bourgeois, and acted as self-appointed champions of a modern consciousness. Focusing on figures such as Hermann Muthesius, FritzSchumacher, and Karl-Ernst Osthaus, and the activities of the Deutscher Werkbund and other networks of bourgeois d
Umfang:
1 online resource (266 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-157089-3
9786612348990
1-282-34899-X
Schlagworte:
Cities and towns > Germany > History.
City and town life > Germany > History.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > Germany > History.
Material culture > Germany > History.
Architecture > Germany > History.
Middle class > Germany > History.
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