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

Jane C. Loeffler

ISBN 10: 1568981384 / ISBN 13: 9781568981383

Published by Princeton Architectural Press, 1998

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Signed hardback book (306 pages) illustrated with decorated endpapers and vintage photographs. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Dust jacket shows light rubbing/scuffing. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-6-middle-L) rareviewbooks. Seller Inventory # RVB02091803

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Architecture of Diplomacy: Building ...

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

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 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