
Architecture and Empire in Jamaica
Louis P. Nelson
(Author)Description
Nelson begins with an overview of the architecture of the West African slave trade then moves to chapters framed around types of buildings and landscapes, including the Jamaican plantation landscape and fortified houses to the architecture of free blacks. He concludes with a consideration of Jamaican architecture in Britain. By connecting the architecture of the Caribbean first to West Africa and then to Britain, Nelson traces the flow of capital and makes explicit the material, economic, and political networks around the Atlantic.
Product Details
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Publish Date | March 15, 2016 |
Pages | 324 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780300211009 |
Dimensions | 11.2 X 8.9 X 1.0 inches | 3.5 pounds |
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Winner of the 2017 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize given by the Foundation for Landscape Studies.--John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize "Foundation for Landscape Studies" (2/3/2017 12:00:00 AM)
Won an Honorable Mention in the Architecture & Urban Planning category for the 2017 American Publishers Awards for Professional & Scholarly Excellence (PROSE).--PROSE "PROSE" (2/3/2017 12:00:00 AM)
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