{"product_id":"the-architecture-of-empire-9780228011422","title":"The Architecture of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book considers the large-scale public architecture associated with French imperialism in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century India, Siam, and Vietnam, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century Indochina. A comprehensive study of structures that rank among the most fascinating examples of intercultural exchange in the history of global empires.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Erudite and engaging, \u003ci\u003eThe Architecture of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is a major achievement in the fields of architectural history and postcolonial studies. One of its most interesting contributions is the way it shows how nostalgia for the past – or for an imagined past – informed French colonial and architectural policy in later eras.” Meredith Martin, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400162812247,"sku":"9780228011422","price":58.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780228011422.jpg?v=1730469926","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-architecture-of-empire-9780228011422","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}