The architecture of empire in modern Europe space, place, and the construction of an imperial environment, 1860-1960 Groten, Miel creator JSTOR (Organization) text Electronic books. History. ne Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2022 First Edition monographic eng remote 1 online resource (341 pages) Empires stretched around the world, but also made their presence felt in architecture and urban landscapes. The Architecture of Empire in Modern Europe traces the entanglement of the European built environment with overseas imperialism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As part of imperial networks between metropole and colonies, in cities as diverse as Glasgow, Hamburg, or Paris, numerous new buildings were erected such as factories, mission houses, offices, and museums. These sites developed into the physical manifestations of imperial networks. As Europeans designed, used, and portrayed them, these buildings became meaningful imperial places that conveyed the power relations of empire and Eurocentric self-images. Engaging with recent debates about colonial history and heritage, this book combines a variety of sources, an interdisciplinary approach, and an international scope to produce a cultural history of European imperial architecture across borders. Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The places of empire -- 1 Gates to the 'heathen world' -- 2 Imperial cities, imperial citizens -- 3 The cultural effects of economic entanglements -- 4 Business palaces to rule the waves -- 5 Propaganda and science in imperial museums -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Miel Groten Imperialism and architecture Europe History 19th century Imperialism and architecture Europe History 20th century ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial Imperialism and architecture Europe 1800-1999 fast NA2543.I47 720.94 Landscape and Heritage Research 9048555299 9789048555291 22573/ctv2zghd2w JSTOR https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv2zjz71m YDX 221016 20230103223637.5 in00004636230 eng