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Spectacular modernity : dictatorship, space and visuality in Venezuela, 1948-1958 /

In cultural history, the 1950s in Venezuela are commonly celebrated as a golden age of modernity, realized by a booming oil economy, dazzling modernist architecture and nationwide modernization projects. But this is only half the story. In this path-breaking study, Lisa Blackmore reframes the concep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blackmore, Lisa (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2017]
Series:Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Subjects:
Venezuela > Cultural policy.
Venezuela > Politics and government > 1935-1958.
Dictatorship > Social aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Military government > Social aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Social change > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Art > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Architecture > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
Spectacular, The > Political aspects > Venezuela > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / Latin America / South America.
ARCHITECTURE / Criticism.
ART / Criticism & Theory.

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