The British Empire through buildings : structure, function and meaning /

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Buildings provide tremendous insights into the character of imperialism, not least in the manner in which Western forms were spread across the globe. They reveal the projection of power and authority in colonised landscapes, as well the economic ambitions and social and cultural needs of colonial pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: MacKenzie, John M. (John MacDonald), 1943- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE
Temas:
Architecture and society > Great Britain.
Imperialism and architecture.
Architecture, British colonial > History.
Architecture > Political aspects.
Imperialism > History.
Architecture et société > Grande-Bretagne.
Architecture coloniale britannique > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Histoire.
ARCHITECTURE > Regional.
Imperialism.
British colonies.
Architecture, British colonial.
Architecture and society.
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Construction and destruction
  • Militarisation, mobility and the residencies of power
  • Cities, towns, civic buildings and hill stations
  • Institutions of the bourgeois public sphere and new technologies
  • Domestic residences and city improvement
  • The buildings of ritual: religion and freemasonry
  • Colonial cities: Valletta, Rangoon and new capitals
  • Conclusion
  • Select bibliography
  • Index

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