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Fourth edition. A classic since it first appeared in 1980, this edition has a major new chapter that explores the effects of globalisation on architecture in recent years. It also looks into the rise of the celebrity architect, and the bibliography has been updated and expanded. 'A wide- ranging work of superior architectural scholarship,' "New York Review Of Books"
Introduction . Part I: Cultural Developments and Predisposing Techniques 1750-1939 . Part II:?A Critical History 1836-1967 . Part III: Critical Assessment and Extension into the Present 1925-2007