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

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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 Amer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robin, Ron Theodore
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Princeton legacy library.
Temas:
Embassy buildings > United States.
National cemeteries, American.
Architecture and state > United States.
Architecture, American.
Ambassades (Édifices) > États-Unis.
Cimetières militaires américains.
Architecture > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Architecture américaine.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Public, Commercial & Industrial.
Architecture and state.
Embassy buildings.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (223 pages)
ISBN:9781400863105
1400863104
9781306985444
1306985447

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