Monuments, power and poverty in India : from Ashoka to the Raj

1. Verfasser: Bhalla, A. S.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London : Tauris, 2015.
Umfang/Format: xix, 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Schriftenreihe: International library of colonial history 19
Schlagworte:
Architecture and society > India.
Architecture, British colonial > India.
Building > India.
Architektur
Macht
India > History.
Indien > Geschichte
iDAI.gazetteer: India
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.

Ähnliche Einträge