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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... courtyard of the Imambara , the grandest religious complex in Lucknow . Photograph about 1858. ( Copyright National Army Museum , London ) . 8 Inside one of the Qaisarbagh courtyards . The seemingly solid facade of doors and windows was ...
... courtyard of the Imambara , the grandest religious complex in Lucknow . Photograph about 1858. ( Copyright National Army Museum , London ) . 8 Inside one of the Qaisarbagh courtyards . The seemingly solid facade of doors and windows was ...
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... courtyard without descending any steps , as the courtyard floor is exactly level with the ground floor . It is this perfect synthesis of a European house in the grand tradition with the practical Indian additions of a large open kiosk ...
... courtyard without descending any steps , as the courtyard floor is exactly level with the ground floor . It is this perfect synthesis of a European house in the grand tradition with the practical Indian additions of a large open kiosk ...
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... courtyard also vanished , possibly weakened by the partial demolition when the new road was cut through this terrace , and the courtyards and passageways that stood between the Qaisarbagh and the Chattar Manzil disappeared , with the ...
... courtyard also vanished , possibly weakened by the partial demolition when the new road was cut through this terrace , and the courtyards and passageways that stood between the Qaisarbagh and the Chattar Manzil disappeared , with the ...
Contents
The Three Cities of Lucknow | 1 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
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