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 148
... building . This zenana is still occupied by the widowed descendant of the original owner , and her daughter . Though neither are in purdah there is no question of them liv- ing in the men's section of the building , even when it was ...
... building . This zenana is still occupied by the widowed descendant of the original owner , and her daughter . Though neither are in purdah there is no question of them liv- ing in the men's section of the building , even when it was ...
Page 198
... building materials . In this matter their tyranny is so great that where there is a house with doorways or pillars of brick , and the rest of the building of mud , and there is a family living in it , they ruin that whole family for the ...
... building materials . In this matter their tyranny is so great that where there is a house with doorways or pillars of brick , and the rest of the building of mud , and there is a family living in it , they ruin that whole family for the ...
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... building was begun in 1839 by Muhammad Ali Shah29 but completed by one of his wives after his death three years later . The buildings of this nawab , which are mainly in the Husainabad area , do reflect a certain uneasiness with Euro ...
... building was begun in 1839 by Muhammad Ali Shah29 but completed by one of his wives after his death three years later . The buildings of this nawab , which are mainly in the Husainabad area , do reflect a certain uneasiness with Euro ...
Contents
The Three Cities of Lucknow | 1 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
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