03127cam a2200481 i 4500 23803812 OSt 20260402110602.0 240730s2025 txu b 001 0 eng c 2024034590 9781477331408 (hardcover) 9781477331415 (pdf) 9781477331422 (epub) 23803812 TxU/DLC eng rda DLC DLC pcc HT166 .B36 2025 307.1216 B36 2025 23/eng/20241221 Banerji, Shiben, author. Lineages of the global city : occult modernism and the spiritualization of democracy / Shiben Banerji. First edition. Austin : University of Texas, 2025. xiii, 324 pages ; 28 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Lateral exchanges: architecture, urban development, and transnational practices Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-310) and index. 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. "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. 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. Online version: Banerji, Shiben. Lineages of the global city. First edition Austin : University of Texas, 2025 9781477331415 (DLC) 2024034591 Lateral exchanges. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK-EN 0 8724 8724 0 0 ddc 0 0 CENTRAL TUWAIQ 2026-04-02 0 307.1216 B36 2025 1000000025806 2026-04-02 11:06:48 2026-04-02 BK-EN