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 92
... fact that the Treas- ury was to have plans and elevations drawn up which had to be approved by Calcutta implies that this was the first Company building of any note to be erected on the site , and would indi- cate that the idea of a ...
... fact that the Treas- ury was to have plans and elevations drawn up which had to be approved by Calcutta implies that this was the first Company building of any note to be erected on the site , and would indi- cate that the idea of a ...
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... fact the only criminal case recorded before the 1836 ruling was that of a British subject , Japhet Hill . Hill was accused of murdering an Indian in 1791 and sent to Calcutta to be tried by the Sup- reme Court , set up there under the ...
... fact the only criminal case recorded before the 1836 ruling was that of a British subject , Japhet Hill . Hill was accused of murdering an Indian in 1791 and sent to Calcutta to be tried by the Sup- reme Court , set up there under the ...
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... fact that little work was being done . " The charge for the past month ' , he wrote , ' was Rs 3,230 and this is the more remarkable as the Residency is totally out of repair ' . 47 The daroga at the time was Mir Hus- sein Ali Londoni ...
... fact that little work was being done . " The charge for the past month ' , he wrote , ' was Rs 3,230 and this is the more remarkable as the Residency is totally out of repair ' . 47 The daroga at the time was Mir Hus- sein Ali Londoni ...
Contents
The Three Cities of Lucknow | 1 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
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