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100 1 a| Banerji, Shiben,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 10 a| Lineages of the global city :b| occult modernism and the spiritualization of democracy /c| Shiben Banerji.;

250 a| First edition.;

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264 1 a| Austin :b| University of Texas,c| 2025.;

300 a| pages cm.;

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490 1 a| Lateral exchanges: architecture, urban development, and transnational practices;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| Summoning global subjects -- Unifying science, 1905-1913 : De Bazel's World Capital and Andersen's World-Centre -- Financializing debt, 1927 -- 1933 : the Otlet-Corbusier Cité Mondiale -- Saving empire, 1924-1933 : Besant's world-empire -- Conserving nature, 1920-1935 : Griffin's Castlecrag -- Globalizing democracy, 1938-1949 : Mahony's Magic of America.;

520 a| "In his new manuscript, Shiben Banerji examines the movement toward "global cities" in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly as an outcropping of occult philosophies like Theosophy that worked toward what practitioners called "universal brotherhood." Drawing on music, art, literature, and science, Theosophy imagined a path of self-improvement that would combat social and economic alienation. Accordingly, the view of the city that it helped foster was expansive: a city that could democratically encompass all genders, ethnicities, religions, and species. Banerji's study works to recuperate this forgotten chapter of urban design history through an examination of interlinked moments in the globalized pursuit of universal brotherhood"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Democracy and architecturex| Historyy| 20th century.=| ^A1146457;

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Lineages of the global city : occult modernism and the spiritualization of democracy / Shiben Banerji.

Author/creator	Banerji, Shiben author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Austin : University of Texas, 2025.
Description	pages cm.
Subjects	City planning--Philosophy. --Social aspects. --History. --20th century. Cities and towns--Philosophy. --Social aspects. --History. --20th century. Architecture and globalization--History. --20th century. Occultism--Influence. --History. --20th century. Brotherliness--Religious aspects. --Theosophy. --History. --20th century. Modern movement (Architecture)--History. --20th century. Democracy and architecture--History. --20th century.

Series	Lateral exchanges: architecture, urban development, and transnational practices Lateral exchanges. ^A1470756
Contents	Summoning global subjects -- Unifying science, 1905-1913 : De Bazel's World Capital and Andersen's World-Centre -- Financializing debt, 1927 -- 1933 : the Otlet-Corbusier Cité Mondiale -- Saving empire, 1924-1933 : Besant's world-empire -- Conserving nature, 1920-1935 : Griffin's Castlecrag -- Globalizing democracy, 1938-1949 : Mahony's Magic of America.
Abstract	"In his new manuscript, Shiben Banerji examines the movement toward "global cities" in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly as an outcropping of occult philosophies like Theosophy that worked toward what practitioners called "universal brotherhood." Drawing on music, art, literature, and science, Theosophy imagined a path of self-improvement that would combat social and economic alienation. Accordingly, the view of the city that it helped foster was expansive: a city that could democratically encompass all genders, ethnicities, religions, and species. Banerji's study works to recuperate this forgotten chapter of urban design history through an examination of interlinked moments in the globalized pursuit of universal brotherhood"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Includes index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Banerji, Shiben. Lineages of the global city. First edition Austin : University of Texas, 2025 9781477331415
LCCN	2024034590
ISBN	9781477331408
ISBN	1477331409
ISBN	(pdf)
ISBN	(epub)

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