Paris-Amsterdam underground
Author | : Christoph Lindner |
Publisher | : Amsterdam University Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2014-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789048518203 |
ISBN-13 | : 9048518202 |
Rating | : 4/5 (202 Downloads) |
Download or read book Paris-Amsterdam underground written by Christoph Lindner and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The postwar histories of Paris and Amsterdam have been significantly defined by the notion of the underground as both a material and metaphorical space. Examining the underground traffic between the two cities, this book interrogates the countercultural histories of Paris and Amsterdam in the mid to late-twentieth century. Shuttling between Paris and Amsterdam, as well as between postwar avant-gardism and twenty-first century global urbanism, this interdisciplinary book seeks to create a mirroring effect over the notion of the underground as a driving force in the making of the contemporary European city.