Palaces Of Power
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Palaces Of Power
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Author : Stephen Hoare
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2019-08-05
Palaces Of Power written by Stephen Hoare and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-05 with History categories.
The core of what we call St James's dates from the late seventeenth century, when large estates were leased by the Crown to the landed gentry after the Restoration in 1660. St James's clubs, coffee houses and institutions have been shaped by enterprise, political conflict, and Britain's emerging role as an Imperial power. This is the historic heart of London's Clubland. Over 300 years, Clubland has extended its reach to encompass Piccadilly, Mayfair, Bond Street, Covent Garden and Westminster. Ever discreet, the clubs do not draw attention to themselves, though their members are often highly influential individuals who are leaders in politics, the law, the media and much more. Palaces of Power charts the evolution of London's Clubland, St James's, exploring the social and cultural history of the city's most prestigious district, and studying the tensions between the world of privilege and an emerging public realm over the last three centuries.
Palaces And Power In The Americas
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Author : Jessica Joyce Christie
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Palaces And Power In The Americas written by Jessica Joyce Christie and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Ancient American palaces still captivate those who stand before them. Even in their fallen and ruined condition, the palaces project such power that, according to the editors of this new collection, it must have been deliberately drawn into their formal designs, spatial layouts, and choice of locations. Such messages separated palaces from other elite architecture and reinforced the power and privilege of those residing in them. Indeed, as Christie and Sarro write, "the relation between political power and architecture is a pervasive and intriguing theme in the Americas." Given the variety of cultures, time periods, and geographical locations examined within, the editors of this book have grouped the articles into four sections. The first looks at palaces in cultures where they have not previously been identified, including the Huaca of Moche Site, the Wari of Peru, and Chaco Canyon in the U.S. Southwest. The second section discusses palaces as "stage sets" that express power, such as those found among the Maya, among the Coast Salish of the Pacific Northwest, and at El Tajín on the Mexican Gulf Coast. The third part of the volume presents cases in which differences in elite residences imply differences in social status, with examples from Pasado de la Amada, the Valley of Oaxaca, Teotihuacan, and the Aztecs. The final section compares architectural strategies between cultures; the models here are Farfán, Peru, under both the Chimú and the Inka, and the separate states of the Maya and the Inka. Such scope, and the quality of the scholarship, make Palaces and Power in the Americas a must-have work on the subject.
The Architecture Of Power
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Author : Steven L. Tuck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-12
The Architecture Of Power written by Steven L. Tuck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-12 with categories.
Power Palace
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Author : Elizabeth Newbery
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Power Palace written by Elizabeth Newbery and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Great Britain categories.
A Renaissance Architecture Of Power
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-04-08
A Renaissance Architecture Of Power written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with History categories.
Urbino, Rome, Florence, Milan, Ferrara... but also Mantua and Imola, Carpi and Saluzzo, Naples and Sicily: a collection of case studies on the Renaissance renewal of Italian court palaces from a comparative perspective.
Architecture Ceremonial And Power
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Author : Gülru Necipoğlu
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Release Date : 1991
Architecture Ceremonial And Power written by Gülru Necipoğlu and has been published by MIT Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Architecture categories.
Necipoglu demonstrates the palace's role as a vast stage for the enactment of a ceremonial that emphasized the sultan's absolute power and his aloofness from the outside world. In the absence of the monumentality, axiality, and rational geometric planning principles now usually associated with imperial architecture, the author's deciphering of the palace's iconography is all the more revealing.
The Power Of Place
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Author : David Rollason
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-19
The Power Of Place written by David Rollason and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-19 with Architecture categories.
This volume explores the nature of power - the power of kings, emperors and popes - through the places that these rulers created or developed, including palaces, cities, landscapes, holy places, inauguration sites and burial places. Ranging across all of Europe from the 1st to the 16th centuries, David Rollason examines how these places conveyed messages of power and what those messages were.
Versailles
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Author : Colin Jones
language : en
Publisher: Apollo
Release Date : 2018
Versailles written by Colin Jones and has been published by Apollo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with HISTORY categories.
The vivid story of the creation, renovation, and enduring legacy of the most famous building in France: the palace of Versailles Nothing represents the glorious and fraught history of France quite like the Palace of Versailles. Made famous by the absolutist king Louis XIV, Versailles became legendary for the splendor of its revels-but then, after the Revolution of 1789, it fell into disrepute as a reminder of royal excess and abuse of power. Subsequent French governments struggled with how to handle the opulent palace and grounds-should the site be memorialized, trivialized, rehabilitated, or even destroyed outright' Drawing on a new wave of recent research, historian Colin Jones masterfully traces the evolution of Versailles as a space of royal politics and aristocratic pleasures, a building of mythic status, and one of the world's great tourist destinations. Accessible and compelling, this book is a must-read for all Francophiles.
Houses Of Power
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Author : Simon Thurley
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2017-04-20
Houses Of Power written by Simon Thurley and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-20 with History categories.
'Excellent . . . Fresh, learned, readable and full of life' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday Houses of Power is the result of Simon Thurley's thirty years of research, picking through architectural digs, and examining financial accounts, original plans and drawings to reconstruct the great Tudor houses and understand how these monarchs shaped their lives. ________ What was it like to live as a royal Tudor? Why were their residences built as they were and what went on inside their walls? Who slept where and with who? Who chose the furnishings? And what were their passions? ________ The Tudors ruled through the day, throughout the night, in the bath, in bed and in the saddle. Their palaces were genuine power houses - the nerve-centre of military operations, the boardroom for all executive decisions and the core of international politics. Far more than simply an architectural history - a study of private life as well as politics, diplomacy and court - it gives an entirely new and remarkable insight into the Tudor world.
Women And Power In Neo Assyrian Palaces
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Author : Saana Svärd
language : en
Publisher: State Archives of Assyria Studies
Release Date : 2015
Women And Power In Neo Assyrian Palaces written by Saana Svärd and has been published by State Archives of Assyria Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Assyria categories.
Power in general and women's power in particular has been understood mostly in a hierarchical way in earlier research on Mesopotamian women. Hierarchical power structures were important in Mesopotamia, but other kinds of power structures existed as well. This study, which focuses on women in the palaces of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (c. 930-610 BCE), draws attention to heterarchical power relations in which women were engaged in the Neo-Assyrian palace milieu. Heterarchical power relations include power relations such as reciprocal power, resistance, and persuasion. Although earlier research has certainly been aware of women's influence in the palaces, this study makes explicit the power concepts employed in previous research and further develops them using the concept of heterarchy. The study is based on primary cuneiform sources and presents a detailed description of women in Neo-Assyrian palaces. However, it additionally shows that by applying modern theories of power to the study of ancient texts, one can gain important new insights into the dynamics of ancient society.