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militant modernism
militant modernism is a defence against modernisms many detractors . it looks at design film and architecture especially architecture and pursues the notion of an evolved modernism that simply refuses to stop being necessary . owen hatherley gives us new ways to look at what we thought was familiar bertolt brecht le corbusier even vladimir mayakovsky . through hatherleys eyes we see all of the quotidian modernists of the 20th century lesser lights too perhaps understanding them for the first time . whether we are looking at britains brutalist aesthetics russian constructivism or the sexpol of wilhelm reich the message is clear . there is no alternative to modernism .
paperback o books 2009 isbn13 9781846941764 isbn10 1846941768
abridged n isbn 13 9781846941764 number in series 1 number of pages 146 publisher natl book network release date 62135769600000