The Architecture of Empire in Modern Europe : Space, Place, and the Construction of an Imperial Environment, 1860-1960

• Autore: Groten Miel
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (342 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc; European history; General & world history
• Soggetto non controllato: Colonial history, modern European history, heritage studies, architecture
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Architecture of Empire in Modern Europe
• Titolo autorizzato: The Architecture of Empire in Modern Europe
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910617311903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II