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Congo Style presents a postcolonial approach to discussing the visual culture of two now-notorious regimes: King Leopold II’s Congo Colony and the state sites of Mobutu Sese Seko’s totalitarian Zaïre.
Sacks, Ruth
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Congo style: from Belgian Art Nouveau to Zaïre’s Authenticité [PDF]
, 2017 A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, In fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Art History), September 2017This thesis analyzes how the Congo has been represented ...
Sacks, Ruth
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But Is It Art?: The Significance of Graphic Design in the Modern Era [PDF]
, 2011 The subject of this thesis is graphic design: specifically, the history of graphic design from the Victorian Period in the late nineteenth century until the end of the Modernist Era around the mid-twentieth century.
Miles, Johnny Franklin, III
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From Ruhlmann to Rohde: How French Art Deco Became American [PDF]
, 2012 The American art deco designers of the 1930s were truly innovators, inventors and artists. They were not, however, the only ones creating “a modern world” during this time.
Meehan, Lily K., \u2714
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Women in art nouveau : artist and inspiration. [PDF]
, 1984 The role of women in the development of the turn-of-the-century movement known as Art Nouveau was important, but little has been written about it. This thesis serves as an introduction to attempt to explore. their roles, primarily by identifying who they
Triplett, Jo Anne
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The challenge and response to global tourism in the post-modern era: the commodification, reconfiguration and mutual transformation of Habana Vieja, Cuba [PDF]
There is a growing literature on the symbolic and cultural meanings of tourism and the ways in which cities are increasingly competing for tourists through the promotion of cultural assets and different forms of spectacle in the `tourist bubble'. To date,
Colantonio, A. +23 more
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Paris: One Hundred Years Later [PDF]
From April through October of 1925, the heart of Paris hosted the (the 1925 Paris Exposition), a monumental event that transformed the city into a showcase of artistic and industrial innovation.1 The year 2025 marks the one hundredth anniversary of this ...
Rizzo Buaron, Olympia
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Cities' Identity Through Architecture and Art [PDF]
, 2018 Intended to be a guide for academics, scholars, and interested leaders, this book was designed to critically assess issues related to architectural identity, the city as a scene, the city as an organism, the city as a subject, and the planning or ...
Bougdah, Hocine +7 more
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Lisbon and the Alcântara neighbourhood changes: is tourism invading or renovating? [PDF]
, 2017 Alcântara neighbourhood in Lisbon has good conditions to develop as a tourist destination in the next few years. It is probably the best district of Lisbon to recall the industrial era.
Brito, Miguel, Zarrilli, Luca
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