Category:    History     A Wealth of Buildings: Marking the Rhythm of English History: Volume II: 1688Present free ebook download

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Author(s): Richard Barras Date: 2016 Format: PDF Language: English ISBN/ASIN: 1349949795 Pages: 1 OCR: Quality: ISBN13: Uploader: stirkout Upload Date: 1/14/2021 5:17:14 PM     To download click on link in the Links Table below                                                                        Description: Click to see full description 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. 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. Links Table     Title Link Password Size (MB) Thank to Inform Admin Del 2939395 Book https://florenfile.com/xahbmbl9qxra...   17.40 stirkout X Title Link Password Size Reason Dead link New format   Those who downloaded this book also downloaded the following books: Comments New comment:

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