Building Shanghai

Building Shanghai
Author: Edward Denison
Publisher: Academy Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban form in order to contextualise the challenges facing the city today. The physical legacies that reflect Shanghai's uniqueness historically and contemporarily are examined chronologically using specific case studies of exemplary architecture interwoven in a compelling narrative that unlocks the many mysteries surrounding this amazing metropolis. Some of the most influential colonial architecture in the world, outstanding examples of Modernism and Art Deco, and an exceptional selection of eclectic and vernacular architecture reflecting Shanghai's many adopted cultures are revealed. This is the first book ever to examine this remarkable subject in a manner that is both comprehensive and captivating in its written content and stunningly illustrated with over 300 archive and contemporary photographs and maps.

The City Record

The City Record
Author: New York (N.Y.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1132
Release: 1906
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN:

Includes Official canvas of votes (varies slightly) 1878-1943.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States

Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1368
Release: 1900
Genre: Legislation
ISBN:

Some vols. include supplemental journals of "such proceedings of the sessions, as, during the time they were depending, were ordered to be kept secret, and respecting which the injunction of secrecy was afterwards taken off by the order of the House."

Inventing the Future

Inventing the Future
Author: Nick Srnicek
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2015-11-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1784780987

This major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism) Neoliberalism isn’t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

D. W. Griffith

D. W. Griffith
Author: Iris Barry
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1940
Genre: American cinema
ISBN: 9780870706837

Essay by Iris Barry.