Colonial modernities : building, dwelling and architecture in British India and Ceylon (Record no. 10873)
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| fixed length control field | 02356nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781041167365 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 720.1/SCR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author Name | Scriver,Peter |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Colonial modernities : building, dwelling and architecture in British India and Ceylon |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Routledge |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 287p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| Bill No | 7542, Burhani Book Centre |
| Bill Date | 2025-08-29 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Content Page | Acknowledgments p.vi, List of Contributors p.vii, Part I: Frames of Discourse p.1 Between Materiality and Representation: Framing an Architectural Critique of Colonial South Asia Peter Scriver and Vikramaditya Prakash p.3, Stones and Texts: The Architectural Historiography of Colonial India and its Colonial-Modern Contexts Peter Scriver<br/>p.27, The Stone Books of Orientalism Stephen Cairns p.51 Part Il: Institutional Frameworks p.67, Empire-Building and Thinking in the Public Works Department of British India Peter Scriver p.69, "Strangers within the Gate": Public Works and Industrial Art Reform Arindam Dutta/ p.93,Between Copying and Creation: The Jeypore Portfolio of Architectural Details Vikramaditya Prakash p.115, Institutional Audiences and Architectural Style: The Napier Museum Paul Walkerp.127. Part III: Domestic Frames of Practicep.149, A Tomb of One's Own: The Governor's House, Lahore Sylvia Shorto p.151, The Other Face of Primitive Accumulation: The Garden House in British Colonial Bengal Swati Chattopadhyay p.169, The Trouser under the Cloth: Personal Space in Colonial-Modern Ceylon Anoma Pieris p.199, Negotiated Modernities: Symbolic Terrains of Housing in Delhi Jyoti Hosagrahar p.219, Notes p.241, Illustration Credits p.279, Index p.283.<br/> |
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| Summary, etc | 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<br/>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'<br/>practices and constructions. Providing a thorough exploration of these tensions, Colonial Modernities challenges the traditional literature on the architecture and infrastructure of<br/>the former European empires, not least that of the British Indian 'Raj'<br/>Notes |
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| Author 2 | Prakash, Vikramaditya |
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| Koha item type | Book |
| Write Off Books | Lost status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date of Accessioning | Vendor Name | Price | Full call number | Accession Number | Department_2 | Koha item type |
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| Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies | Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies | 05/09/2025 | 7542, Burhani Book Centre | 1599.00 | 720.1/SCR | 8752 | BARCH | BARCH | Book |