A Fatal Friendship: The Nawabs, the British, and the City of LucknowOxford University Press, 1985 - 284 pages The city of Lucknow, once described as "the last example of the old pomp and refinement of Hindustan", still remains one of the most interesting cities of north India. This lively urban history presents a panorama of the political, cultural, and architectural life of Lucknow during its heyday: from the ascendancy of the first nawab in the early 18th century to the deposition of the last nawab in 1856. Focusing on the architecture itself and the particular psychologies that lay behind the building facades, the author draws some intriguing conclusions about nawabi Lucknow and the colonial mind in its relation to Indian urban life. |
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Page 75
... Bridge to be laid over the River Goomti ' . There was already one bridge over the river , erected by the minister Abdul Mansur Khan in the 1740's , which was a brick built structure , but with a stone facing and coping so that it was ...
... Bridge to be laid over the River Goomti ' . There was already one bridge over the river , erected by the minister Abdul Mansur Khan in the 1740's , which was a brick built structure , but with a stone facing and coping so that it was ...
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... Bridge anywhere within his Dominions'.47 The nawab went on to offer . that the bridge be erected elsewhere in India . Hastings replied with an astute mixture of flattery and tact that he still believed ' the persuasion that His ...
... Bridge anywhere within his Dominions'.47 The nawab went on to offer . that the bridge be erected elsewhere in India . Hastings replied with an astute mixture of flattery and tact that he still believed ' the persuasion that His ...
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... bridge : ' I recommended the construction of a substantial road of communication be- tween the Residency and the old bridge , a road which would unite the two bridges when the cast iron structure should be put up . It is a splendid bridge ...
... bridge : ' I recommended the construction of a substantial road of communication be- tween the Residency and the old bridge , a road which would unite the two bridges when the cast iron structure should be put up . It is a splendid bridge ...
Contents
The Three Cities of Lucknow | 1 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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