Mediterranean Crossroads

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Author: Sheila CraneISBN: 9780816653621Publisher: University of Minnesota PressYear first published: 01 May 2011Pages: 376 Format: Paperback / softbackDrawing together a cast of wo rld-renowned architects, photographers, and cultural theorists Mediterranean Crossroads examines how mythic ideas about Marseille helped to shape its urban landscape. Tracing successive planning proposals in tandem with shifting representations of the city in photographs, film, guidebooks, and postcards, Sheila Crane reconstructs the history and politics of architecture in Marseille from the 1920s through the years of rebuilding after World War II. Show more