Enclaves of America: The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965
Author:   Ron Theodore Robin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   145
ISBN:  

9780691631387


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ron Theodore Robin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   145
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780691631387


ISBN 10:   0691631387
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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"*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 2*Introduction, pg. 3*1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings, pg. 15*2. Incident at Sivry-sur-Meuse, pg. 30*3. From Palace to Plantation House, pg. 63*4. Interlude, pg. 91*5. ""Our Own Land on Foreign Soil"", pg. 109*6. Foreign Bodies, pg. 136*7. Epilogue: Retreat, pg. 167*Notes, pg. 179*Bibliographical Essay, pg. 197*Index, pg. 203"

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Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image. --Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy. --Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History


"""Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy.""--Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History ""Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image.""--Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review"


Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy. --Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image. --Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review


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