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Author Groten, Miel

Title The architecture of empire in modern Europe : space, place, and the construction of an imperial environment, 1860-1960. / Miel Groten

Imprint Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2022.

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Edition First Edition
Description 1 online resource (341 pages)
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Landscape and Heritage Research
Summary Empires stretched around the world, but also made their presence felt in architecture and urban landscapes. The Architecture of Empire in Modern Europe traces the entanglement of the European built environment with overseas imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As part of imperial networks between metropole and colonies, in cities as diverse as Glasgow, Hamburg, or Paris, numerous new buildings were erected such as factories, mission houses, offices, and museums. These sites developed into the physical manifestations of imperial networks. As Europeans designed, used, and portrayed them, these buildings became meaningful imperial places that conveyed the power relations of empire and Eurocentric self-images. Engaging with recent debates about colonial history and heritage, this book combines a variety of sources, an interdisciplinary approach, and an international scope to produce a cultural history of European imperial architecture across borders.
Contents Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The places of empire -- 1 Gates to the 'heathen world' -- 2 Imperial cities, imperial citizens -- 3 The cultural effects of economic entanglements -- 4 Business palaces to rule the waves -- 5 Propaganda and science in imperial museums -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Subject Imperialism and architecture -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
Imperialism and architecture -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Impérialisme et architecture -- Europe -- Histoire -- 19e siècle.
Impérialisme et architecture -- Europe -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900.
Colonialism and imperialism.
ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Imperialism and architecture
Europe https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxCxPbbk4CPJDQJb4r6rq
History of architecture.
European history.
Colonialism and imperialism.
Chronological Term 1800-1999
Indexed Term Colonial history, modern European history, heritage studies, architecture.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History
ISBN 9048555299 (electronic bk.)
9789048555291 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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