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A Dark Portrait: John Britton’s Denunciation of John Soane

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2023-November-06
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This article presents hitherto overlooked documents at Vassar College in the United States relating to the character and reputation of the architect John Soane (1753–1837). The antiquarian and topographic author John Britton (1771–1857), a lifelong friend and associate of Soane...

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Scripting (In)security: Cartographic Violence and Performances of Securitization in the Western Sahara

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2014-January-01
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Throughout the forty-year conflict over the Western Sahara, the United States has supported Morocco's occupation of the disputed territory. This overall policy has remained relatively consistent over time, yet constantly subjected to contestation. The debates over policy and various modes...

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