Modern Architecture and the End of Empire (Hardcover)

This title was first published in 2003: Modernist architecture claimed to be the 'international style' but the relationship between modernism and the new dispositions of nations and nationalities which have succeeded the old European empires remains obscure. In this, the first book to examine the interactions between modern architecture, imperialism and post-imperialism, Mark Crinson looks at the architecture of the last years of the British Empire, and during its prolonged dissolution and aftermath. Taking a number of case studies from Britain, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iran, India and Malaysia, he investigates the ambitions of the people who commissioned the buildings, the training and role of architects, and the interaction of the architecture and its changing social and cultural contexts. This book raises questions about the nature of modernism and its roles that look far beyond empire and towards the post-imperial.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2003
Authors:	Mark Crinson
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-03992-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
LSN:	1-138-03992-6
Barcode:	9781138039926

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