Stones of empire : the buildings of the Raj
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Contributors
Winchester, Simon, photographer,
Status
General Shelving - 3rd Floor
NA1502 .M67 1983
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NA1502 .M67 1983
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Subjects
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Architecture -- Inde -- Influence anglaise.
Architecture -- Inde -- Influence britannique.
Architecture -- India -- British influences.
Architektur
Beïnvloeding.
Books.
Bouwkunst.
Geschichte (1765-1947)
Inde -- 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Inde -- Histoire -- 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
Indien
Raj.
Architecture -- Inde -- Influence britannique.
Architecture -- India -- British influences.
Architektur
Beïnvloeding.
Books.
Bouwkunst.
Geschichte (1765-1947)
Inde -- 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Inde -- Histoire -- 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
Indien
Raj.
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Book
Physical Desc
234 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 229) and index.
Description
No empire in history built so variously as the British empire in India. The buildings there attest to the richness of an imperial presence that lasted -- from the first trading settlement to the end of the Raj--some three hundred years. The attitude of the British to India was compounded partly of arrogance, but partly also of homesickness, and it shows in their constructions. Georgian terraces were adapted to tropical conditions, Victorian railway stations were elaborately orientalized, seaside villas were adjusted to suit Himalayan conditions, and everywhere the fundamental ambivalence of the British empire, a baffling mixture of good and evil, was mirrored in the imperial architecture.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morris, J., & Winchester, S. (1983). Stones of empire: the buildings of the Raj . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morris, Jan, 1926-2020 and Simon, Winchester. 1983. Stones of Empire: The Buildings of the Raj. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morris, Jan, 1926-2020 and Simon, Winchester. Stones of Empire: The Buildings of the Raj Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 1983.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Morris, J. and Winchester, S. (1983). Stones of empire: the buildings of the raj. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morris, Jan, and Simon Winchester. Stones of Empire: The Buildings of the Raj Oxford University Press, 1983.
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