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A Wealth of Buildings: Marking the Rhythm of English History
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2754390A Wealth of Buildings: Marking the Rhythm of English Historyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-wealth-of-buildings-marking-the-rhythm-of-english-history-9781349949809/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2804655/6b7fa831-8389-4aa2-ba5a-75378a374055.jpg?v=63838447491850000017321925MXNPalgrave Macmillan UKInStock/Ebooks/<p>This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nations history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively, surplus wealth is most plentiful, and the dominant class rules supreme. During such periods of stability and prosperity, the demand for new buildings is strong, structural and stylistic innovations abound, and there is fierce competition to build for lasting fame. Each such climax produces a unique vintage of hegemonic buildings that are monuments to the wealth and power of those who ruled their world.</p><p>This second volume presents three case studies of iconic building investment from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the eighteenth century the wealth of the great landed estates funded the golden age of country house building by aristocracy and gentry. During the nineteenth century the Industrial Revolution unleashed an unprecedented wave of infrastructure investment and civic building by the ascendant capitalist class. Since the late twentieth century the power of global financial capital has been symbolized by the relentless rise of city centre office towers. A final chapter argues that these different forms of hegemonic building are a physical manifestation of the underlying rhythm of English history.</p>...2690223A Wealth of Buildings: Marking the Rhythm of English History17321925https://www.gandhi.com.mx/a-wealth-of-buildings-marking-the-rhythm-of-english-history-9781349949809/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2804655/6b7fa831-8389-4aa2-ba5a-75378a374055.jpg?v=638384474918500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20169781349949809_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_<p>This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nations history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively, surplus wealth is most plentiful, and the dominant class rules supreme. During such periods of stability and prosperity, the demand for new buildings is strong, structural and stylistic innovations abound, and there is fierce competition to build for lasting fame. Each such climax produces a unique vintage of hegemonic buildings that are monuments to the wealth and power of those who ruled their world.</p><p>This second volume presents three case studies of iconic building investment from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the eighteenth century the wealth of the great landed estates funded the golden age of country house building by aristocracy and gentry. During the nineteenth century the Industrial Revolution unleashed an unprecedented wave of infrastructure investment and civic building by the ascendant capitalist class. Since the late twentieth century the power of global financial capital has been symbolized by the relentless rise of city centre office towers. A final chapter argues that these different forms of hegemonic building are a physical manifestation of the underlying rhythm of English history.</p>9781349949809_Palgrave Macmillan UKlibro_electonico_2ce4f905-ab26-318b-b2a7-f3019e9901df_9781349949809;9781349949809_9781349949809Richard BarrasInglésMéxico2016-09-23T00:00:00+00:00Palgrave Macmillan UK