306 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
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The colonial architecture of the nineteenth century has much to tell us of the history of colonialism and cultural exchange. Yet, these buildings can be read in many ways. Do they stand as witnesses to the rapacity and self-delusion of empire? Are they monuments to a world of lost glory and forgotten convictions? Do they reveal battles won by indigenous cultures and styles? Or do they simply... Read more
Introduction; Part I: Orientalism and Architecture; 1: Useful Knowledge; 2: South-Savage; 3: Oriental Byzantium; Part II: Architecture and the Orient; Preface; 4: Architecture in Captivity; 5: The Spectacle of Alliance; 6: Dignified Progress; 7: New Jerusalems; Conclusion
Biography
Mark Crinson
