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 142
... means of firing in perfect security upon any persons who should force their way into these lower apartments . The spiral stone staircases were blocked at inter- vals with iron doors ; in short , the whole was framed for protracted and ...
... means of firing in perfect security upon any persons who should force their way into these lower apartments . The spiral stone staircases were blocked at inter- vals with iron doors ; in short , the whole was framed for protracted and ...
Page 201
... mean , close houses , amid which are kiosks and mansions of rich citizens , surrounded by trees , all lay at our feet ' , 15 Russell was not the first to comment on the somewhat promiscuous siting of the houses of the rich among the mean ...
... mean , close houses , amid which are kiosks and mansions of rich citizens , surrounded by trees , all lay at our feet ' , 15 Russell was not the first to comment on the somewhat promiscuous siting of the houses of the rich among the mean ...
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... means a house that is built from baked brick or stone , ( as opposed to a hut of unbaked brick or a bungalow ) , see for example the Begum Kothi , but it can also mean a room or separate chamber within a house . 5. Ruutz Rees , p . 252 ...
... means a house that is built from baked brick or stone , ( as opposed to a hut of unbaked brick or a bungalow ) , see for example the Begum Kothi , but it can also mean a room or separate chamber within a house . 5. Ruutz Rees , p . 252 ...
Contents
The Three Cities of Lucknow | 1 |
The Europeans of Lucknow | 17 |
European Dreams and Indian Fantasies | 41 |
Copyright | |
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