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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... especially in Lucknow itself . It still has a lot to tell us , when we consider the formidable clash of cultures which characterizes the history of the province in pre - British times , the kinds of adjustment and compromise which were ...
... especially in Lucknow itself . It still has a lot to tell us , when we consider the formidable clash of cultures which characterizes the history of the province in pre - British times , the kinds of adjustment and compromise which were ...
Page 37
... ( especially saltpetre for gunpowder ) , hand manufactures ( such as cloth and luxury goods ) , and grain and other agricultural products ( especially cotton and indigo for Britain's cloth industry ) . In particular , Governors - General ...
... ( especially saltpetre for gunpowder ) , hand manufactures ( such as cloth and luxury goods ) , and grain and other agricultural products ( especially cotton and indigo for Britain's cloth industry ) . In particular , Governors - General ...
Page 76
... especially toward the end of his Indian career , were sent through Martin . From 1796 on- ward , Martin was also responsible for the payment of maintenance allowances to the Indian wives who had stayed back in India after de Boigne's ...
... especially toward the end of his Indian career , were sent through Martin . From 1796 on- ward , Martin was also responsible for the payment of maintenance allowances to the Indian wives who had stayed back in India after de Boigne's ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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