Main entry:

Bhalla, A. S., author.

Title & Author:

Monuments, power and poverty in India : from Ashoka to the Raj / A.S. Bhalla.

Publication:

London ; New York, NY : I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2015.
©2015

Description:

xix, 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Series:

International library of colonial history ; 19

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.
Introduction -- Maurya and Gupta empires and later kingdoms -- The pre-Mughal Muslim kingdoms -- The Deccan Muslim kingdoms -- The Mughal Empire and beyond -- Social glimpses of the Raj -- Imperial splendour of the Presidencies -- Summer capitals and cantonments -- Palaces of learning -- British India and the mother country -- Pomp, extravaganza and poverty.
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Summary:

"Much has been written about the Imperial architecture of the Indian subcontinent, but this is the first book to dig deeply into the extent of imperial extravagance set against the economic and social deprivations of ordinary subjects. Bhalla uses an extensive collection of illustrations to complement this apparent paradox, assessing three Indian empires - Hindu, Muslim and British. From the 3rd century BC through to the end of British colonialism, splendid and often deliberately ostentatious buildings glorified the contemporary social structures. 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."--Publisher's website.

ISBN:

9781784530877 (hbk.)
(epub)
9780857737205
1784530875

Subject:

Architecture, British colonial India.
Architecture and society India.
Building India.
Architecture coloniale britannique Inde.
Architecture et société Inde.
Construction Inde.
15.75 history of Asia.
21.79 architecture: other.
Architecture and society.
Architecture, British colonial.
Building.
Architektur
Baupolitik
Macht
Repräsentationsbau
India History.
Inde Histoire.
India.
Britisch-Indien
Mauryareich
Mogulreich

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

International library of colonial history ; 19.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291474
Call No.: BIB 235155
Status: Available