Architecture and the 'special relationship' : the American influence on post-war British architecture / Murray Fraser with Joe Kerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraser, Murray.

Contributor:

Kerr, Joe, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Great Britain--American influences.

Architecture.

Architecture--Great Britain--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

591 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Summary:

With particular reference to the field of architecture, this text examines the economic and political consequences for Britain of the post-war Anglo-American 'special relationship', providing detailed studies of key buildings and urban planning initiatives, blended with a wider theoretical analysis of socio-economic and cultural developments. By looking at the effects on a highly developed Western country of a more powerful ally on which it was becoming increasingly dependent, the book problematises the usual themes of post-colonial studies, making this a thought-provoking and innovative analysis.

Contents:

Over there

London and the 'American invasion'

The city, the car and the dwelling

Centres of commerce

Right stuff

High-tech dreams

Culture and monumentality

Big bang.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 506-579) and index.

ISBN:

9780419209102

0419209107

OCLC:

182662686