{"product_id":"9780470030103","title":"Critical Modernism Where is Post-Modernism Going? What is Post-Modernism?","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCritical Modernism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere is Post-Modernism Going? What is Post-Modernism?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharles Jencks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter developing for thirty years as a movement in the arts, after being disputed and celebrated, Post-Modernism has become an integral part of the cultural landscape. In this witty overview, Charles Jencks, the first to write a book defining the subject, argues that the movement is one more reaction from within modernism critical of its shortcomings. The unintended consequences of modernisation, such as the terrorist debacle and global warming, are typical issues motivating a Critical Modern response today. In a unique analysis, using many explanatory diagrams and graphs, he reveals the evolutionary, social and economic forces of this new stage of global civilisation. Critical Modernism emerges at two levels. As an underground movement, it is the fact that \u003ci\u003emany\u003c\/i\u003e modernisms compete, quarrel and criticise each other as they seek to become dominant. Secondly, when so many of these movements follow each other today in quick succession, they may reach a 'critical mass,' a Modernism 2, and become a conscious tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Jencks\u003c\/b\u003e is the well-known writer, landscape designer and author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Post-Modern Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (re-issued as \u003ci\u003eThe New Paradigm in Architecture,\u003c\/i\u003e 2002). He has also written numerous other books on contemporary arts and building, including \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of the Jumping Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 1997), \u003ci\u003eThe Iconic Building\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and is the editor with Karl Kropf of \u003ci\u003eTheories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (second edition, 2006, also Wiley-Academy). His celebrated garden in Scotland is the subject of his book \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Cosmic Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and in 2004 the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, won the Gulbenkian Prize for Museums for his design, Landform Ueda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 May 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcademy Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470030103\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44381007249548,"sku":"9780470030103","price":93.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470030103.jpg?v=1780179290","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470030103","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}