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Enabling the reader to find out more about the representative works of Modernist architecture, discovering what lies behind the fa ades that keep out the general public; this book is intended to be an aid to any visitor who wants to go deeper than just taking in the traditional tourist sites. |
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Through 200 pages and over 250 full color photographs, this book demonstrates the lifestyle in one of the most captivating cities of the world, Barcelona. It does this by taking an interesting route that aside from covering some of the most important works of the Modernist era and contemporary art, also examines the urban remodeling instigated by the celebration of the 1992 Olympic games, event which has converted the city into the ideal place to live. This magnificent volume is packed with history, light, color, sea, mountains, people, art, architecture, gastronomy, and liesure, not only making it an excellent guide for the traveller, but also an essential reference book or those who abide in this enchanting city. |
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Esta seleccion de relatos resulta imprescindible para profundizar en la faceta menos conocida de Mario Benedetti, como prosista esencial en el panorama literario contemporaneo. Una cuidada seleccion de relatos que destilan la palpable ternura у el habitual lirismo del autor uruguayo. Sumerjase en un mundo apasionante donde la cotidianeidad se nos presenta colmada de profundos sentimientos у reflexiones. Quedara fascinado desde las primeras lineas. |
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Having established that Modernism was a phenomena born out of economic splendor and the burgeoisie's need to declare their status it must not be forgotten that there was also a political aspect. The emergence of a new industrial and financial class coincided with the consolidation of the Catalan nationalist movement against to the Spanish State. The attempts of progressive Catalan politician to form a stable government led to popular uprisings, and not until the fall of the First Republic in 1874 and the restoration of the Spanish monarchy was there sufficient political stability and social calm for the Catalan bourgeoisie to feel confident enough to join the Catalan nationalist movement. Linked to a solid political project, Modernism also became an expression of the Catalan national identity. In this historical context, about eighty architects rose to prominence working on the center of a city asphyxiated by the old walls which had just come down. |
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