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 102
... head and by February 1830 , the offic- iating Resident , Lieut . Col. Lockett , who was temporarily re- placing Maddocks , wrote curtly to Calcutta that ' all fixed establishments of the Residency of every description under the Nawab's ...
... head and by February 1830 , the offic- iating Resident , Lieut . Col. Lockett , who was temporarily re- placing Maddocks , wrote curtly to Calcutta that ' all fixed establishments of the Residency of every description under the Nawab's ...
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... head of his servants armed , which obliged the former to retreat . It should not be forgotten that although Martin seemed to be skilled in whatever he turned his hand to , from casting cannon to experimenting with air - balloons , he ...
... head of his servants armed , which obliged the former to retreat . It should not be forgotten that although Martin seemed to be skilled in whatever he turned his hand to , from casting cannon to experimenting with air - balloons , he ...
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... effective in repel- ling the white ant menace , and although it was expensive it was better where possible to use it rather than to have one's stair- cases and roof beams eaten away unseen above one's head BRICKS AND MORTAR 221.
... effective in repel- ling the white ant menace , and although it was expensive it was better where possible to use it rather than to have one's stair- cases and roof beams eaten away unseen above one's head BRICKS AND MORTAR 221.
Contents
At the top of La Martiniere | 6 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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