Enclaves of America: The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965

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Whether determining the style of its embassies or the design of overseas cemeteries for Americans killed in battle, the U.S. government in its rise to global leadership greatly valued architectural symbols as a way of conveying its power abroad. In order to explain the political significance of American monuments on foreign soil, this illustrated b

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"Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy."--Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History "Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image."--Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review