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In this book, the author shows how Barcelona's story is mapped out in its artistic and architectural heritage, highlighting especially the identity crisis that it suffers as the first industrial and commercial city of Spain while being the capital of an independence-seeking Catalonia.
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Felipe Fernandez-Armesto is also the author of The Spanish Armada and Columbus, both published by Oxford.
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ISBN 10: 1856190463
ISBN 13: 9781856190466
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. In this book, the author shows how Barcelona's story is mapped out in its artistic and architectural heritage, highlighting especially the identity crisis that it suffers as the first industrial and commercial city of Spain while being the capital of an independence-seeking Catalonia. 261 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Countries::Spain. ISBN: 1856190463. ISBN/EAN: 9781856190466. Inventory No: 262293. Seller Inventory # 262293
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Hardback. Barcelona, like Spain itself, has in recent years attracted the gaze and fascination of the world. Chosen as the host city for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, the international spotlight will soon focus on this beautiful, two thousand year-old city, furthering Barcelona's hopes for a lasting place on the world stage. But success has never come easily to this Spanish metropolis. Not blessed with a natural port, and checked throughout history by a series of natural disasters and military defeats, Barcelona has struggled hard to become the industrial and commercial first city of Spain, and the biggest urban center on the Mediterranean seaboard. And Barcelona's relationship with the rest of Spain has always been strained by its status as the capital of the separatist Catalonian state. As this comprehensive and vividly written history makes clear, all of Barcelona's fluctuating fortunes are mapped out in its remarkably rich architectural and artistic heritage. While many associate the city with the distinctive, fin-de-siecle signature of the architect Gaudi, Fernandez-Armesto reveals Barcelona's many other faces. Tracing the legacies of the Roman occupation, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern age, he illuminates the inherent tension that makes Barcelona one of the most vibrant, beautiful, and misunderstood cities of Western Europe. 1991. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good, unclipped d/w. Seller Inventory # 23166266
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Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardcover, first edition, 604g, 262pgs, patterned endpapers. Traces the history of Barcelona from court to industrial megalopolis, its problems, its architectural heritage, and its role as the cultural capital of Catalonia. Book is in fair to good condition with mild spotting throughout and mild general wear and tear, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Photo featured is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title your looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!!. Seller Inventory # HISEUR75
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