Ivan Margolius

Reflections of Prague

Journeys Through the 20th Century

Buch

Reflections of Prague is the story of how a Czech Jewish family become embroiled in the most tragic and tumultuous episodes of the twentieth century. Through their eyes we see the history of their beloved Prague, a unique European city, and the wider, political forces that tear their lives apart. Their moving story traces the major events, turmoil, oppression and triumphs of Europe through the last hundred years - from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the First World War; from the vibrant artistic and intellectual life of Prague in the times of Kafka, the Capek Brothers and Masanyk to years of hunger in a Polish ghetto and the concentration cam… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-470-02219-1
EAN: 9780470022191
Produktnummer: 19161501
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 330 S.
Masse: H14.7 cm x B22.8 cm x D2.0 cm 524 g
Gewicht: 524
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Ivan Margolius was born in Prague, where he began studying architecture at the Czech Institute of Technology. In 1966 he arrived in the United Kingdom and completed his training, before practicing at Foster and Partners, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, and Yorke Rosenberg Mardall. He is the author and co-author of many award winning historical, architectural and design publications, including Prague - a guide to twentieth-century architecture, Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka, Art + Architecture, Architects + Engineers = Structures and Czech Inspiration. He is the son of JUDr Rudolf Margolius, who was murdered as a results of the infamous Slánsk? Trial in Prague.