Kniha Owena Hatherleyho Militantní modernismus (2009) zkoumá fenomén modernismu 20. století a nabízí nová východiska pro jeho pochopení. Věnuje se modernímu designu, filmu, pozornost je zaostřena především na architekturu (ať už z hlediska ruského konstruktivismu, či britského brutalismu).
Modernism is now a century old, and its consequences are all around us, built into our everyday lived environments. Its place in Britain's history is fiercely contested, and its role in our future is the subject of ongoing controversy - but modernist buildings have undoubtedly changed our cities, politics and identity forever.
Reveals the history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings. This is a book about power, and what power does in cities. It is a journey of discovery, plunging us into the maelstrom of socialist architecture.