• *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 2*Introduction, pg. 3*1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings, pg. 15*2. Incident at Sivry-sur-Meuse, pg. 30*3. From Palace to Plantation House, pg. 63*4. Interlude, pg. 91*5. "Our Own Land on Foreign Soil", pg. 109*6. Foreign Bodies, pg. 136*7. Epilogue: Retreat, pg. 167*Notes, pg. 179*Bibliographical Essay, pg. 197*Index, pg. 203

"Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy."--Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History "Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image."--Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review

• *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 2*Introduction, pg. 3*1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings, pg. 15*2. Incident at Sivry-sur-Meuse, pg. 30*3. From Palace to Plantation House, pg. 63*4. Interlude, pg. 91*5. "Our Own Land on Foreign Soil", pg. 109*6. Foreign Bodies, pg. 136*7. Epilogue: Retreat, pg. 167*Notes, pg. 179*Bibliographical Essay, pg. 197*Index, pg. 203

"Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy."--Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History "Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image."--Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review

• *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Abbreviations, pg. 2*Introduction, pg. 3*1. Prologue: Hesitant Beginnings, pg. 15*2. Incident at Sivry-sur-Meuse, pg. 30*3. From Palace to Plantation House, pg. 63*4. Interlude, pg. 91*5. "Our Own Land on Foreign Soil", pg. 109*6. Foreign Bodies, pg. 136*7. Epilogue: Retreat, pg. 167*Notes, pg. 179*Bibliographical Essay, pg. 197*Index, pg. 203

"Robin's readings of American cemeteries and embassies are ingenious and terrifically insightful. [He] pushes us to reconsider the cultural formulations of American diplomacy."--Robert W. Rydell, Diplomatic History "Robin skillfully ... demonstrate[s] how the architectural symbolism of buildings and cemeteries reflected uncertain and often incoherent political and economic aims, and ... eloquently testifies to the often unacknowledged contradictions of [our] democratic image."--Diane Ghirardo, American Historical Review