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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Page 39
... rule . Con- versely , for Indian notables and disgruntled people under direct British administration , Awadh provided a partial escape from British rule . Rather than revolt , many emigrated into Awadh . The East India Company selected ...
... rule . Con- versely , for Indian notables and disgruntled people under direct British administration , Awadh provided a partial escape from British rule . Rather than revolt , many emigrated into Awadh . The East India Company selected ...
Page 138
... rules of gender of the larger society of which they are part . Their way of life is not complicitous with male authority ; on ... rule began . It would be no exaggeration to say that their ' life - style ' is resistance to rather than a ...
... rules of gender of the larger society of which they are part . Their way of life is not complicitous with male authority ; on ... rule began . It would be no exaggeration to say that their ' life - style ' is resistance to rather than a ...
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... rule . It was equally bold in criticising Company rule for its reckless and unrestrained use of power . In ( the study of ) Urdu literature Lucknow figures most prominently in the context of a remarkable and overarching critical ...
... rule . It was equally bold in criticising Company rule for its reckless and unrestrained use of power . In ( the study of ) Urdu literature Lucknow figures most prominently in the context of a remarkable and overarching critical ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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