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Barcelona by Gary McDonogh, Sergi Martinez-Rigol. Author Gary McDonogh, Sergi Martinez-Rigol. Title Barcelona. Format Paperback.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPolity Press

ISBN-100745670709

ISBN-139780745670706

eBay Product ID (ePID)248427590

Product Key Features

Book TitleBarcelona

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEurope / Spain & Portugal, General

Publication Year2018

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorSergi Martinez-Rigol, Gary Mcdonogh

Book SeriesCities in World History Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-009154

Reviews"McDonogh and Martínez-Rigol have mastered the material thoroughly. This comprehensive survey uses the city as a document of its own history and captures Barcelona's elusive character. It will enhance visitors' experiences and be a trusty guide for students and the general reader." -- Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, author of 1492: The Year Our World Began "A dream journey through Barcelona's history, combining deep knowledge and stories, complementary points of view, architectural and social aspects, and multidisciplinary and multigenerational visions." -- Carles Carreras, University of Barcelona, "McDonogh and Martínez-Rigol have mastered the material thoroughly, interpreted it wisely, marshalled it deftly, and handled it with impressive sensitivity. The result is objective but never bland, thoughtful but never ponderous, clear but never oversimplified: a comprehensive and up-to-date survey, which uses the city as a document of its own history and captures a lot of Barcelona's elusive character. It will enhance visitors' experience and guide students' approach." Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, University of Notre Dame, Indiana "A dream journey through the Mediterranean city's history, both combining deep knowledge and stories, external and internal complementary points of view, architectural and social aspects, multidisciplinary and multigenerational visions." Carles Carreras, University of Barcelona

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal946.72

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments ix Map of Barcelona xiv Introduction 1 1 The Evolution of a Mediterranean City (to 1000 CE) 15 2 Barcelona the Capital (1000-1500) 53 3 Decline and Renewal (1500-1800) 97 4 The Industrial City (1800-1900) 127 5 The Exploding Metropolis (1900-1939) 167 6 Barcelona under Franco (1939-1970s) 207 7 Barcelona Today and Tomorrow (1970s- ) 241 Selected Sources 274 Chronology 288 Notes 299 Credits 315 Index 316

SynopsisBarcelona has existed as a settlement for two millennia. Early civilizations shaped the city before it achieved, in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, global power as a trading metropolis and empire capital. After a long struggle with the unifying Spanish state, the city revived, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as an industrial and commercial powerhouse. It became a center of culture, ornamented by modern planning and wondrous works by Gaudí and others. Barcelona became known as "The Rose of Fire": home to revolutionaries and anarchists. Creativity and conflict continued to shape Barcelona in the twentieth century, as its citizens faced the Spanish Republic, Civil War and Franco's dictatorship. Linking social and cultural currents to the rich architectural and experiential heritage of this multi-layered city, McDonogh and Martínez-Rigol reveal Barcelona's hidden history to modern-day visitors and residents alike., Barcelona is the second book in Polity s exciting new Cities in World History series, which provides the general reader and traveller with historically informed companions to the world s greatest cities., Barcelona has existed as a settlement for two millennia. Early civilizations shaped the city before it achieved, in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, global power as a trading metropolis and empire capital. After a long struggle with the unifying Spanish state, the city revived, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as an industrial and commercial powerhouse. It became a center of culture, ornamented by modern planning and wondrous works by Gaud and others. Barcelona became known as "The Rose of Fire" home to revolutionaries and anarchists. Creativity and conflict continued to shape Barcelona in the twentieth century, as its citizens faced the Spanish Republic, Civil War and Franco's dictatorship. Linking social and cultural currents to the rich architectural and experiential heritage of this multi-layered city, McDonogh and Mart nez-Rigol reveal Barcelona's hidden history to modern-day visitors and residents alike.

LC Classification NumberDP402.B265M38 2018