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The Battle of the Styles: Society, Culture and the Design of a New Foreign Office, 1855-1861
Bernard Porter
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Description for The Battle of the Styles: Society, Culture and the Design of a New Foreign Office, 1855-1861
Hardback. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in London, starting with the Foreign and War Offices. This book explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain's Imperial heyday. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AMG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain's Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in London, starting with the Foreign and War Offices. The government offices competition came at what was probably - looking back on it - the zenith of Britain's confidence as a nation and international power. One would expect the mid-Victorians to have felt, firstly, pride in their current national situation; and secondly, the urge to commemorate this in the most important national building to be projected in twenty ... Read more
This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain's Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in London, starting with the Foreign and War Offices. The government offices competition came at what was probably - looking back on it - the zenith of Britain's confidence as a nation and international power. One would expect the mid-Victorians to have felt, firstly, pride in their current national situation; and secondly, the urge to commemorate this in the most important national building to be projected in twenty ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441167392
SKU
V9781441167392
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99-10
About Bernard Porter
Bernard Porter is Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of Newcastle, UK. One of the most important and controversial historians of the British Imperial period, his works include The Absent-Minded Imperialists, winner of the AHA Maurice Forkosch Prize and The Lion's Share: A Short History of British Imperialism. He has taught at the Universities of Hull, Rochester (NY State), Yale ... Read more
Reviews for The Battle of the Styles: Society, Culture and the Design of a New Foreign Office, 1855-1861
‘I'm glad I read it: I'm a little more knowledgeable about styles of architecture and their antecedents and I enjoyed the book more than was expected.'
thebookbag.co.uk ‘Porter tells this unedifying story in detail from the point of view of one interested in the British cultural, social and political contexts of the time, and he does so with zest...' ... Read more
thebookbag.co.uk ‘Porter tells this unedifying story in detail from the point of view of one interested in the British cultural, social and political contexts of the time, and he does so with zest...' ... Read more