Architecture and the 'Special Relationship'

With particular reference to the field of architecture this text examines the economic and political consequences for Britain of the post-war Anglo-American 'special relationship' providing detailed studies of key buildings and urban planning initiatives blended with a wider theoretical analysis of socio-economic and cultural developments. By looking at the effects on a highly developed Western country of a more powerful ally on which it was becoming increasingly dependent the book critically revisits the usual themes of post-colonial studies making this a thought-provoking and innovative analysis.