ABSTRACT
The Routledge Companion to Modernity, Space and Gender reframes the discussion of modernity, space and gender by examining how "modernity" has been defined in various cultural contexts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, how this definition has been expressed spatially and architecturally, and what effect this has had on women in their everyday lives. In doing so, this volume presents theories and methods for understanding space and gender as they relate to the development of cities, urban space and individual building types (such as housing, work spaces or commercial spaces) in both the creation of and resistance to social transformations and modern global capitalism. The book contains a diverse range of case studies from the US, Europe, the UK, and Asian countries such as China and India, which bring together a multiplicity of approaches to a continuing and common issue and reinforces the need for alternatives to the existing theoretical canon.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|58 pages
Social Welfare as a Modern State
chapter 3|26 pages
Modern Home, Environment, and Gender
part 2|83 pages
Liberal and Neoliberal Values
chapter 4|17 pages
The “Industrial Revolution” in the Home
chapter 6|19 pages
Selling Desire
chapter 8|19 pages
Zaha Hadid’s Penthouse
part 3|99 pages
Socialism and Beyond
chapter 9|33 pages
Communist Comfort
chapter 11|15 pages
Reclaiming Space for Women
part 4|51 pages
Modernism vs. Traditional Values
chapter 15|18 pages
Appropriating the Masculine Sacred
part 5|88 pages
A Rapidly Globalizing World