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The goals and tactics of a state's ruling elite influence its artistic and architectural output, shaping the overall characteristics, orientation, and themes of

This book looks at the relationship between culture and power expressed in architectural forms employed by the British in India. These buildings reflect the cho

"As he illuminates the relationship between the imperial government and the empire's provinces, Ando deepens our understanding of one of the most striking pheno

One of the most famous rulers in Chinese history, the Yongle emperor (r. 1402–24) gained renown for constructing Beijing’s magnificent Forbidden City, direc

This urban and architectural study of Aleppo reconstructs the city's evolution over the first two centuries of Ottoman rule and proposes a new model for the und