{"product_id":"broken-cities-martin-devecka-9781421438412","title":"Broken Cities: A Historical Sociology of Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comparative study of cities that fell into ruin through human involvement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have been taught to think of ruins as historical artifacts, relegated to the past by a catastrophic event. Instead, Martin Devecka argues that we should see them as processes taking place over a long present. In \u003ci\u003eBroken Cities, \u003c\/i\u003e Devecka offers a wide-ranging comparative study of ruination, the process by which monuments, architectural sites, and urban centers decay into ruin over time. Weaving together four case studies--of classical Athens, late antique Rome, medieval Baghdad, and sixteenth-century Mexico City--Devecka shows that ruination is a complex social process largely contingent on changing imperial control rather than the result of immediate or natural events. Drawing on literature, legal texts, epigraphic evidence, and the narratives embodied in monuments and painting, \u003ci\u003eBroken Cities\u003c\/i\u003e is an expansive and nuanced study that holds great significance for the field of historiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Devecka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421438410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421438412\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Martin Devecka","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442228736255,"sku":"9781421438412","price":97.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ede13179-0a11-4629-8640-39985ebc01ff.jpg?v=1777195974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/broken-cities-martin-devecka-9781421438412","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}