Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004273123
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
Freemasonry is the largest, oldest, and most influential secret society in the world. The Brill Handbook of Freemasonry is a pioneering work that brings together, for the first time, leading scholars on Freemasonry. The first section covers historical perspectives, such as the origins and early history of Freemasonry. The second deals with the relationship between Freemasonry and specific religious traditions such as the Catholic Church, Judaism, and Islam. In the third section, organisational themes, such as the use of rituals, are explored, while the fourth section deals with issues related to society and politics - women, blacks, colonialism, nationalism, and war. The fifth and final section is devoted to Freemasonry and culture, including music, literature, modern art, architecture and material culture.
Making Dystopia
Author: James Stevens Curl
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191068160
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
In Making Dystopia, distinguished architectural historian James Stevens Curl tells the story of the advent of architectural Modernism in the aftermath of the First World War, its protagonists, and its astonishing, almost global acceptance after 1945. He argues forcefully that the triumph of architectural Modernism in the second half of the twentieth century led to massive destruction, the creation of alien urban landscapes, and a huge waste of resources. Moreover, the coming of Modernism was not an inevitable, seamless evolution, as many have insisted, but a massive, unparalled disruption that demanded a clean slate and the elimination of all ornament, decoration, and choice. Tracing the effects of the Modernist revolution in architecture to the present, Stevens Curl argues that, with each passing year, so-called 'iconic' architecture by supposed 'star' architects has become more and more bizarre, unsettling, and expensive, ignoring established contexts and proving to be stratospherically remote from the aspirations and needs of humanity. In the elite world of contemporary architecture, form increasingly follows finance, and in a society in which the 'haves' have more and more, and the 'have-nots' are ever more marginalized, he warns that contemporary architecture continues to stack up huge potential problems for the future, as housing costs spiral out of control, resources are squandered on architectural bling, and society fractures. This courageous, passionate, deeply researched, and profoundly argued book should be read by everyone concerned with what is around us. Its combative critique of the entire Modernist architectural project and its apologists will be highly controversial to many. But it contains salutary warnings that we ignore at our peril. And it asks awkward questions to which answers are long overdue.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0191068160
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
In Making Dystopia, distinguished architectural historian James Stevens Curl tells the story of the advent of architectural Modernism in the aftermath of the First World War, its protagonists, and its astonishing, almost global acceptance after 1945. He argues forcefully that the triumph of architectural Modernism in the second half of the twentieth century led to massive destruction, the creation of alien urban landscapes, and a huge waste of resources. Moreover, the coming of Modernism was not an inevitable, seamless evolution, as many have insisted, but a massive, unparalled disruption that demanded a clean slate and the elimination of all ornament, decoration, and choice. Tracing the effects of the Modernist revolution in architecture to the present, Stevens Curl argues that, with each passing year, so-called 'iconic' architecture by supposed 'star' architects has become more and more bizarre, unsettling, and expensive, ignoring established contexts and proving to be stratospherically remote from the aspirations and needs of humanity. In the elite world of contemporary architecture, form increasingly follows finance, and in a society in which the 'haves' have more and more, and the 'have-nots' are ever more marginalized, he warns that contemporary architecture continues to stack up huge potential problems for the future, as housing costs spiral out of control, resources are squandered on architectural bling, and society fractures. This courageous, passionate, deeply researched, and profoundly argued book should be read by everyone concerned with what is around us. Its combative critique of the entire Modernist architectural project and its apologists will be highly controversial to many. But it contains salutary warnings that we ignore at our peril. And it asks awkward questions to which answers are long overdue.
Who Killed Kennedy
Author: James Stevens
Publisher: London Bridge
ISBN: 9780426204671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Written in the style of a journalistic expos e, this book takes a humorous yet informative look at the UN IT years of Doctor Who. The Doctor''s ever-popular nemesis, t he Master, is featured in the action. '
Publisher: London Bridge
ISBN: 9780426204671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Written in the style of a journalistic expos e, this book takes a humorous yet informative look at the UN IT years of Doctor Who. The Doctor''s ever-popular nemesis, t he Master, is featured in the action. '
Handbook of Freemasonry
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004273123
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
Freemasonry is the largest, oldest, and most influential secret society in the world. The Brill Handbook of Freemasonry is a pioneering work that brings together, for the first time, leading scholars on Freemasonry. The first section covers historical perspectives, such as the origins and early history of Freemasonry. The second deals with the relationship between Freemasonry and specific religious traditions such as the Catholic Church, Judaism, and Islam. In the third section, organisational themes, such as the use of rituals, are explored, while the fourth section deals with issues related to society and politics - women, blacks, colonialism, nationalism, and war. The fifth and final section is devoted to Freemasonry and culture, including music, literature, modern art, architecture and material culture.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004273123
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
Freemasonry is the largest, oldest, and most influential secret society in the world. The Brill Handbook of Freemasonry is a pioneering work that brings together, for the first time, leading scholars on Freemasonry. The first section covers historical perspectives, such as the origins and early history of Freemasonry. The second deals with the relationship between Freemasonry and specific religious traditions such as the Catholic Church, Judaism, and Islam. In the third section, organisational themes, such as the use of rituals, are explored, while the fourth section deals with issues related to society and politics - women, blacks, colonialism, nationalism, and war. The fifth and final section is devoted to Freemasonry and culture, including music, literature, modern art, architecture and material culture.
History of the Town of Gloucester, Cape Ann
Author: John James Babson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gloucester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gloucester (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
History of the Town of Gloucester
Author: John James Babson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial
Author: William Richard Cutter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
For Consideration Of Parental Love And Good Will.pdf
Author: Scott William Barker
Publisher: Scott William Barker
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Publisher: Scott William Barker
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
Massachusetts Reports
Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
History of Litchfield and an Account of Its Centennial Celebrations, 1895
Author: Litchfield
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5876890162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 727
Book Description
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5876890162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 727
Book Description