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Abstract
This innovative study reappraises the Edwardian Baroque movement in British architecture, placing it in its wider cultural, political, and imperial contexts
The Edwardian Baroque was the closest British architecture ever came to achieving an "imperial" style. With the aim of articulating British global power and prestige, it adorned civic and commercial structures both in Britain and in the wider British world, especially in the "white settler" Dominions of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa.
Evoking the contemporary and emotive idea of "Greater Britain," this new book by distinguished historian G. A. Bremner represents a major, groundbreaking study of this intriguing architectural movement in Britain and its empire. It explores the Edwardian Baroque’s significance as a response to the growing tide of anxiety over Britain’s place in the world, its widely perceived geopolitical decline, and its need to bolster confidence in the face of the Great Power rivalries of the period. Cross-disciplinary in nature, it combines architectural, political, and imperial history and theory, providing a more nuanced and intellectually wide-ranging understanding of the Edwardian Baroque movement from a material culture perspective, including its foundation in notions of race and gender.
The Edwardian Baroque was the closest British architecture ever came to achieving an "imperial" style. With the aim of articulating British global power and prestige, it adorned civic and commercial structures both in Britain and in the wider British world, especially in the "white settler" Dominions of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa.
Evoking the contemporary and emotive idea of "Greater Britain," this new book by distinguished historian G. A. Bremner represents a major, groundbreaking study of this intriguing architectural movement in Britain and its empire. It explores the Edwardian Baroque’s significance as a response to the growing tide of anxiety over Britain’s place in the world, its widely perceived geopolitical decline, and its need to bolster confidence in the face of the Great Power rivalries of the period. Cross-disciplinary in nature, it combines architectural, political, and imperial history and theory, providing a more nuanced and intellectually wide-ranging understanding of the Edwardian Baroque movement from a material culture perspective, including its foundation in notions of race and gender.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Number of pages | 368 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781913107314 |
Publication status | Published - 22 Nov 2022 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- architecture
- empire
- imperialism
- Edwardian Baroque
- colonialism
- Greater Britain
- maculinity
- gender
- race
- world
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- 1 Finished
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Edwardian Baroque Architecture and Imperialism in Britain and the British World
1/10/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Gold standard exploits: Bank building in colonial Johannesburg
Bremner, A., 31 Dec 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ABE Journal - Architecture Beyond Europe. 24Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Closed communication: Britain’s postal bureaucracy and building imperial statehood, 1880–1915
Bremner, A., 20 Jun 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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A Crimson Thread? The Cumulative Effects of Race, Nation, and Empire in British Architectural Discourse, c.1850-1920
Bremner, A., 13 May 2023, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Press/Media
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How Christopher Wren came to represent Britishness
9/05/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Activities
- 4 Invited talk
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The Architecture of "Greater Britain": Style and Empire, c.1885-1915
Alex Bremner (Invited speaker)
13 Mar 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Why Edwardian Baroque Architecture Matters: Empire, Identity, and Geo-political Rivalry
Alex Bremner (Invited speaker)
28 Feb 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Edwardian Baroque Classicism and the Idea of Empire
Alex Bremner (Invited speaker)
10 Feb 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk