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Enclaves of America : The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965 / Ron Theodore Robin.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Princeton Legacy Library ; 145Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]Copyright date: ©1992Edition: Course BookDescription: 1 online resource (224 p.) : 43 halftonesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780691601748
  • 9781400863105
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 725.17 22
LOC classification:
  • NA4441
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- 1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings -- 2. Incident at Sivry-sur-Meuse -- 3. From Palace to Plantation House -- PART TWO -- 4. Interlude -- 5. "Our Own Land on Foreign Soil" -- 6. Foreign Bodies -- 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 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART ONE -- 1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings -- 2. Incident at Sivry-sur-Meuse -- 3. From Palace to Plantation House -- PART TWO -- 4. Interlude -- 5. "Our Own Land on Foreign Soil" -- 6. Foreign Bodies -- 7. Epilogue: Retreat -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Index

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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 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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