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Postcolonial Dublin: Imperial Legacies And The Built Environment
Andrew Kincaid
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Description for Postcolonial Dublin: Imperial Legacies And The Built Environment
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones, 1 line art illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
For hundreds of years, Ireland has been a testing ground for colonizing techniques. Postcolonial Dublin shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. From suburban development to building facades, the conflict between nationalists and colonialists has inscribed itself on Dublin’s landscape. Andrew Kincaid illustrates how the architecture and urban planning of Dublin have been integral to debates about nationalism, modernism, and Ireland’s relationship to the rest of the world. Looking at objects such as Londonderry’s Market House, Patrick Abercrombie’s Dublin of the Future, and the urban renewal project of today’s ... Read more
For hundreds of years, Ireland has been a testing ground for colonizing techniques. Postcolonial Dublin shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. From suburban development to building facades, the conflict between nationalists and colonialists has inscribed itself on Dublin’s landscape. Andrew Kincaid illustrates how the architecture and urban planning of Dublin have been integral to debates about nationalism, modernism, and Ireland’s relationship to the rest of the world. Looking at objects such as Londonderry’s Market House, Patrick Abercrombie’s Dublin of the Future, and the urban renewal project of today’s ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816643462
SKU
V9780816643462
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About Andrew Kincaid
Andrew Kincaid is assistant professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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