Architecture in Oceania (1840-1970)
Para-Colonial Influences – Colonial Transactions – Postcolonial Legacies
Michael Falser (Editor)
Para-colonial, colonial, and postcolonial entanglements in South Pacific architecture.
Knowledge of colonial architecture in the South Pacific remains sparse, with often-overlooked connections to para-colonial settings and postcolonial continuities. This edited volume seeks to address these gaps, focusing on the period from 1840 to 1970 across the broader South Pacific region. Through in-depth architectural case studies of buildings, ensembles and urban projects, the essays reflect on the complex interactions between locals and foreigners, colonisers and the colonised, and their shifting allegiances, even across changing political powers. With a rare focus on German colonial influences in the region, the contributions go beyond the predominant narratives of British and French colonial influence. This volume is a valuable resource for students and researchers of architectural history and colonial history in Oceania.
URI
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/108020
Keywords
Colonial Architectural History; Global Architectural History; Architecture in Oceania; Paracolonial/Colonial/Postcolonial History; Influences and Transactions; German Colonial Architecture; South Pacific
DOI
10.11116/9789461666468
ISBN
9789461666468, 9789461666475, 9789462703100, 9789462703575, 9789462704633, 9789461666468
Publisher
Leuven University Press
Publisher website
Publication date and place
Leuven, 2025
Grantor
- Open Book Collective – […]
Classification
History of architecture
Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings
Architectural structure and design
Colonialism and imperialism
Decolonisation and postcolonial studies
Public remark
Funded by: KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access;Open Book Collective