Colonial modernities building, dwelling and architecture in British India and Ceylon
A carefully crafted selection of essays from international experts, this book explores the effect of colonial architecture and space on the societies involved - both the colonizer and the colonized. Focusing on British India and Ceylon, the essays explore the discursive tensions between the various...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London u.a.
Routledge
2007
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
| Schriftenreihe: | The architext series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A carefully crafted selection of essays from international experts, this book explores the effect of colonial architecture and space on the societies involved - both the colonizer and the colonized. Focusing on British India and Ceylon, the essays explore the discursive tensions between the various different scales and dimensions of such 'empire-building' practices and constructions. Providing a thorough exploration of these tensions, Colonial Modernities challenges the traditional literature on the architecture and infrastructure of the former European empires, not least that of the British Indian 'Raj' |
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| Beschreibung: | IX, 287 S. Ill., Kt. 25cm |
| ISBN: | 0203964268 0-203-96426-8 9780203964262 978-0-203-96426-2 0415399092 0-415-39909-2 0415399084 0-415-39908-4 9780415399098 978-0-415-39909-8 9780415399081 978-0-415-39908-1 |