Buildings of empire / Ashley Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Ashley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Political aspects.

Architecture.

Architecture, Colonial--History.

Architecture, Colonial.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Buildings of Empire takes the reader on an exciting journey through thirteen territories of the British Empire. From Dublin Castle to the glass and steel of Sir Norman Foster's Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank skyscraper, these buildings capture the essence of the imperial experience, painting an intimate portrait of the biggest empire the world has ever seen: the people who made it and the people who resisted it, as well as the legacy of the imperial project throughout the world.Ashley Jackson visits classic examples of the buildings that the British governed from, the forts they (often brutally)

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Colour Plates; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Dublin Castle; 2. A Tale of Two Towns: Spanish Town, Jamaica and Williamsburg, Virginia; 3. Fort St Angelo, Malta; 4. Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, New Zealand; 5. Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo; 6. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, Malaya; 7. Viceregal Lodge, Simla; 8. Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne; 9. Rafiles Hotel, Singapore; 10. Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum; 11. Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong; 12. British Empire Stadium, Wembley; Conclusion: From Empire to Nation; Endnotes; Bibliography

Picture AcknowledgementsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-162518-3

0-19-162517-5