Enclaves of America : the Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965.

By:

Robin, Ron Theodore

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (223 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400863105
1400863104
9781306985444
1306985447

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Enclaves of America : The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965.DDC classification:

725.17 22

LOC classification:

NA4441 .R63 2014

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Contents:

List of Illustrations ; Preface ; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART ONE; 1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings; 2. Incident at Sivry-sur -Meuse: Great War Monuments and Cemeteries in Western Europe; 3. From Palace to Plantation House: The Political Architecture of American Embassies, 1926-1932; PART TWO; 4. Interlude: MarkingTime, 1933-1945; 5. ""Our Own Land on Foreign Soil"" : The Overseas Military Cemeteries of World War II; 6. Foreign Bodies: American Imperial Architecture, 1945-1965; 7. Epilogue: Retreat; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index.

Summary: Whether determining the style of its embassies or the design of overseas cemeteries for Americans killed in battle, the U.S. government in its rise to global leadership greatly valued architectural symbols as a way of conveying its power abroad. In order to explain the political significance of American monuments on foreign soil, this illustrated book explores the efforts made by the United States from 1900 to 1965 to enhance its image as a military and economic force with displays of artistic achievement. Originally published in 1996. The Princeton Legacy Library uses th.

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Whether determining the style of its embassies or the design of overseas cemeteries for Americans killed in battle, the U.S. government in its rise to global leadership greatly valued architectural symbols as a way of conveying its power abroad. In order to explain the political significance of American monuments on foreign soil, this illustrated book explores the efforts made by the United States from 1900 to 1965 to enhance its image as a military and economic force with displays of artistic achievement. Originally published in 1996. The Princeton Legacy Library uses th.

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