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Through A Specific Architectural Lens, This Book Exposes The Role The British Empire Played In The Development Of Apartheid. Through Reference To Previously Unexamined Archival Material, The Book Uncovers A Myriad Of Mechanisms Through Which Empire Laid The Foundations Onto Which The Edifice Of Apartheid Was Built. It Unearths The Significant Role British Architects And British Architectural Ideas Played In Facilitating White Dominance And Racial Segregation In Pre-apartheid Cape Town. 1. The Agents Of Empire -- Pt. I. Self/countryside: 2. A Common Heritage/an Appropriated History: Cape Dutch Architecture And The Union Of South Africa -- 3. Possessing The Land/possessing The History: Cape Dutch Architecture As A Marker Of Western Civilization And The Absencing Of Others -- Pt. Ii. Other/city: 4. From City To Cityscape: On Aesthetics And Order In Town Planning, Tourism, 'slums' And Building Materials -- 5. Ascribing Otherness And The Threat To The Self: Representations Of Slums And The Social Space Of Others -- Pt. Iii. Same/suburb: 6. Models Of The Self: 'model' Cottages, Slum Clearance And The Garden City Movement -- 7. Distortions In The Mirror: Segregation, Control And Garden City Ideals At Langa Native Village -- Conclusion: The Production Of The City As A White Space: On Architecture And Order -- Postscript: Post-apartheid/apartheid/pre-apartheid. Nicholas Coetzer, University Of Cape Town, South Africa. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.