"Genette's erudite and witty book challenges radical historicism in literary studies. . . . A marvel of precision and argumentative rigour."--Thomas Pavel, Prin

^SDraws on social, cultural and postcolonial writings and architectural evidence from various cities around the world to examine existing theories of globalizat

This book explores how journals mediate and transform our understanding and experience of buildings urban spaces and architectural cultures.

How are building types such as skyscrapers, mosques or living history museums imported, adapted and contested in different societies? Our urban landscapes are r

Offers a powerful model that uses literature to help fathom the nature of remembrance