Monuments, Power and Poverty in India
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-15469-8 (ISBN)
The author here examines both the positives and negatives of empire, taking in social stability but also exploitation and oppression, exploring the subject of Indian poverty in a historical perspective alongside the more lasting symbols of empire. Through comparisons and contrasts, from the mausolea and palaces of the Mughals to the government buildings and memorials provided by the British, this is a comprehensive and well-researched overview of a country whose architectural history gives important insights into the diversity of its rulers. This unique look into colonial architecture and power dynamics will prove essential readers for students, researchers and all those with an interest in South Asian history or the history of architecture.
A.S. Bhalla is a Special Professor at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, UK and was formerly Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and Special Adviser to the President of International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa. Earlier he had a distinguished career in the United Nations Civil Service. He has held academic positions at Cambridge, Oxford, Yale and Manchester. He is the author of Poverty and Exclusion of Minorities in China and Indi a, Royal Tombs of India and Poverty among Immigrant Children in Europe, among other publications.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I
The Hindu Empires and Kingdoms
The Maurya and Gupta Empires and Later Kingdoms
PART II
The Muslim Kingdoms and Empire
2.The Pre-Mughal Muslim Kingdoms of the North
3.The Deccan Muslim Kingdoms
4.The Mughal Empire and Beyond
PART III
The British Raj
5.Social Glimpses of the Raj
6.Imperial Splendour of the Presidencies
7.Summer Capitals and Cantonments
8.Palaces of Learning
9.British India and the Mother Country
PART IV
Conclusion
10.Pomp, Extravaganza and Poverty
Glossary
Notes
List of Illustrations
Illustration Credits
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 20.03.2020 |
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Zusatzinfo | 51 bw illus, 10 colour in 8pp plates |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 322 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 1-350-15469-5 / 1350154695 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-15469-8 / 9781350154698 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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