The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building America's Embassies (ADST-DACOR Diplomats & Diplomacy) (ADST-DACOR Diplomats & Diplomacy S.) - Hardcover

Loeffler, Jane C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568981384 ISBN 13: 9781568981383

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999

Synopsis

"The Architecture of Diplomacy" reveals the complex interplay of architecture, politics, and power in the history of America's embassy-building program. Through colorful personalities, bizarre episodes, and high drama, this compelling story takes readers from scandalous 'inspection' junkets by members of Congress to bugged offices at the Moscow embassy to the daring rescue of American personnel in Somalia by Marines and Navy Seals. Rigorously researched and lucidly written, "The Architecture of Diplomacy" focuses on the embassy-building program during the Cold War years, when the United States initiated a massive construction campaign that would demonstrate its commitment to its allies and assert its presence as a superpower.

About this title

About the Author:

Author Jane C. Loeffler obtained access to original correspondence, drawings, and photographs that have never been published. This title is a must-read for anyone interested in American foreign policy and the intersection of architecture a

Synopsis:

This volume explores the often innovative architectural design of America's embassies, the partisan governmental battles that made them possible, and the political ramifications of their construction.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1568981384
• ISBN 13: 9781568981383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 406