A collection of essays by top eclectic thinkers meditates on the dangers of capitalist-driven societies as reflected by 'utopian' construction practices occurring throughout the world, citing the roles of such developments in promoting economic inequality, human slavery, and drug trafficking.

Product Description: In An Aesthetic Occupation Daniel Bertrand Monk unearths the history of the unquestioned political immediacy of “sacred” architecture in the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Monk combines groundbreaking archival research with theoretical insights to examine in particular the Mandate era—the period in the first half of the twentieth century when Britain held sovereignty over Palestine...read more