D. Johnson,
Kenneth A. Loparo
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2015
9781137469861
New Delhi: The Last Imperial City
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2015
ISBN13: 9781137469861
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Britain and the World
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture, imperial politics, and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi, a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781137469861
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Serie:Britain and the World
Inhoudsopgave
1. Introduction: 'Seeing Like a (Colonial) State' 2. The Transfer of Britain's Imperial Capital: 'A Bold Stroke of Statesmanship' 3. New Delhi's New Vision for a New Raj: An 'Altar of Humanity' 4. Colonial Finance and the Building of New Delhi: The High Cost of Reform 5. Competing Visions of Empire in the Colonial Built Environment 6. Hardinge's Imperial Delhi Committee and His Architectural Board: The Perfect Building Establishment for the Perfect Colonial Capital 7. The Cultural Politics of Colonial Space: 'A New Jewel in an Old Setting' 8. Land Acquisition, Landlessness, and the Building of New Delhi 9. The Inauguration of New Delhi, 1931: A British Empire for the Twentieth Century