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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463011503321

Autore

Illas Edgar

Titolo

Thinking Barcelona [[electronic resource] ] : ideologies of a global city / / Edgar Illas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Liverpool, : Liverpool University Press, 2012

ISBN

1-78138-792-3

1-84631-787-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone cultures

Disciplina

307.76094672

Soggetti

Urban renewal - Spain - Barcelona

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Thinking Barcelona studies the ideological work that redefined Barcelona during the 1980s and adapted the city to a new economy of tourism, culture, and services. It does so by examining political speeches and scripts of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games ceremonies, with special focus on Xavier Rubert de Ventós's screenplay for the reception of the flame in Empúries; the urban renewal of Barcelona directed by architect Oriol Bohigas; and fictional narratives by Quim Monzó, Francisco Casavella, Eduardo Mendoza, and Sergi Pàmies.