Asmara: Africa's Secret Modernist City [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

by Edward Denison (Author), Guang Yu Ren (Author), Naigzy Gebremedhin (Author), Guang Yu Ren (Author)

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Review
An excellent overview of Asmara's colonial past, the ambitious building program of its Italian occupants, and its present condition. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Merrell; illustrated edition edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858942098
• ISBN-13: 978-1858942094
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #996,444 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the arm chair traveler and history buff, March 11, 2004

By	Ron T. (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

I spent several years living with my family in Asmara as a young boy. Now as an adult I've been searching for a book that would allow my to do some arm chair traveling back to my former home. Mr. Denison's book allowed me to do that in both word and picture. The book is broken up into a general history section followed by detailed photos on the major architecture of Asmara in each of the significant eras, and offers both vintage and current photographs and design plans of the buildings in the city.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asmara, Eritrea, May 20, 2007

By	T.C. Peck (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Anyone who was in the Peace Corps in or near Asmara or stationed at Kagnew Station would appreciate this lovely book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An authoritative work , September 8, 2005

By	Starks (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

A very important work that includes both the Eritrean history and the architectural mystique and prominence of this otherwise unknown city.

I applaud the authors for helping to preserve Eritrea's architectural treasures, which stand as a true gem compared with the rest of the African continent. Outlined in the book are those that were spared from the marauding British and greedy Ethiopian invaders and withstood decades of war.