| Colonial Modernities: Building, Dwelling and Architecture in British India and Ceylon Contributor(s): Scriver, Peter (Editor), Prakash, Vikramaditya (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415399092 ISBN-13: 9780415399098 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $85.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | History - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 720.941 |
| LCCN: 2006028117 |
| Series: Architext |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.94" W x 9.67" (1.34 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A carefully crafted selection of essays from international experts, this book explores the effect of colonial architecture and space on the societies involved - both the colonizer and the colonized. Focusing on British India and Ceylon, the essays explore the discursive tensions between the various different scales and dimensions of such 'empire-building' practices and constructions. Providing a thorough exploration of these tensions, Colonial Modernities challenges the traditional literature on the architecture and infrastructure of the former European empires, not least that of the British Indian 'Raj'. Illustrated with seventy-five halftone images, it is a fascinating and thoroughly grounded exposition of the societal impact of colonial architecture and engineering. |