{"title":"Mark Jarzombek","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Jarzombek’s works delve into the intricate intersections of architecture, history, and culture, offering readers a profound exploration of built environments through time. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eA House Deconstructed\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Long Millennium\u003c\/em\u003e, invite reflection on how structures shape and are shaped by historical narratives and cultural shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in Arts \u0026amp; Culture and History, Jarzombek’s writing challenges conventional perspectives, blending analytical depth with accessible insight. Readers interested in the evolution of architectural thought and its societal implications will find his writing both illuminating and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-house-deconstructed-by-vikramaditya-prakash-9781638400523","title":"A House Deconstructed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book 'deconstructs' a single recently constructed house located in Seattle, WA, in an attempt to recover its backstory.\u003c\/b\u003e The information is presented along four vectors: atoms, labours, sources, and ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThough remarkably detailed, \u003cem\u003eA House Deconstructed\u003c\/em\u003e contends that a huge proportion of what we 'know' about the house is unknowable, not because our epistemological instruments aren't strong enough or calibrated precisely enough, but because things themselves are indeterminate and uncertain. This begs the question about agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf we are to critique our profession and even improve some of its claims about sustainability, then we must develop a more robust understanding of the building industry and the sourcing and making of materials. We must even develop a stronger awareness of the history of atoms and how architecture brings that history into remarkable focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595619516652,"sku":"9781638400523","price":97.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781638400523-a-house-deconstructed.jpg?v=1777899207"},{"product_id":"the-long-millennium-by-mark-jarzombek-9781032244167","title":"The Long Millennium","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that long-distance trade in luxury items – such as diamonds, gold, cinnamon, scented woods, ivory, and pearls, all of which require little overhead in their acquisition and were relatively easy to transport – played a foundational role in the creation of what we would call \"global trade\" in the first millennium CE. The book coins the term \"dark matter economy\" to better describe this complex – though mostly invisible – relationship to normative realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first full integration of the dark matter economy with the emerging global flows took place in South India and Sri Lanka at the beginning of the millennium. The book then moves to other places in the world – \"sweet spots\" – where a particular type of affluence was generated through the trade in luxury goods. This upstream affluence manifested itself in the creation of shrines, palaces, temples, and engineering works that all thickened the landscape of memory, control, and extraction, and also served as a defence mechanism against intrusions from afar. The book also explains the collapse of the dark matter economy as a result of the cumulative energies of colonialism, modernisation, and nationalism that make it hard for us today to come to terms with this history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Long Millennium\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to students and scholars alike studying the trade networks and economics of the early Middle Ages, as well as anyone interested in the effect of trade on medieval society in the first millennium CE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608097865964,"sku":"9781032244167","price":93.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032244167-the-long-millennium.jpg?v=1778182948"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mark-jarzombek.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}