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Sites unseen : architecture, race, and American literature /

Sites Unseen examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture, the period not only in which American architecture came of age professionally in the U.S. but also in which ideas about architecture became a prominent part of broader...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gleason, William A., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Colección:America and the long 19th century.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Sites Unseen examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture, the period not only in which American architecture came of age professionally in the U.S. but also in which ideas about architecture became a prominent part of broader conversations about American culture, history, politics, and-although we have not yet understood this clearly-race relations. This rich and copiously illustrated interdisciplinary study explores the ways that American writing between roughly 1850 and 1930 concerned itself, often intensely, with the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814732489
0814732488
9780814733271
0814733271