Lucknow: Memories of a CityViolette Graff Oxford University Press, 1999 - 299 pages This collection of pieces looks at 150 years of Lucknow's recent history, from its rise to grandeur during the Nawabi days to its political preeminent position today. |
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... John Murray . Fisher , Michael H. ( 1987 ) , A Clash of Cultures : Awadh , the British , and the Mughals , Delhi , Manohar Book Service . Hamilton , Walter ( 1928 ) , The East - India Gazetteer Containing Descriptions of Hindostan ...
... John Murray . Fisher , Michael H. ( 1987 ) , A Clash of Cultures : Awadh , the British , and the Mughals , Delhi , Manohar Book Service . Hamilton , Walter ( 1928 ) , The East - India Gazetteer Containing Descriptions of Hindostan ...
Page 109
... John Lawrence ( the brother of Henry Lawrence ) thought that the Euro- pean women in Delhi had been killed outright and not molested , and Lady Canning wrote to Queen Victoria that ' there is not a particle of credible evidence to the ...
... John Lawrence ( the brother of Henry Lawrence ) thought that the Euro- pean women in Delhi had been killed outright and not molested , and Lady Canning wrote to Queen Victoria that ' there is not a particle of credible evidence to the ...
Page 112
... John Murray . Hutchins , F.G. ( 1967 ) , The Illusion of Permanence : British Imperialism` in India , Princeton , Princeton University Press . Hutchinson , Captain G. ( 1859 ) , Narrative of the Mutinies in Oudh , London , Smith , Elder ...
... John Murray . Hutchins , F.G. ( 1967 ) , The Illusion of Permanence : British Imperialism` in India , Princeton , Princeton University Press . Hutchinson , Captain G. ( 1859 ) , Narrative of the Mutinies in Oudh , London , Smith , Elder ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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