New Delhi 1930: Power, Personalities And Architecture In The Twilight Of The British Raj
Independent Publishing Network
ISBN13:
9781789720297
$15.78
New Delhi was intended to impress and to encapsulate the values of the British Empire, in other words to project 'soft' power. This book aims to provide a rounded picture of the new city, not just in terms of the architecture but of the people who designed and built it and those who lived there.The book focuses on: - the residential buildings and their gardens - the 'hard' power of the Indian Army's military 'cantonment' - the first inhabitants: architects, Viceroys, British and Indian administrators, soldiers, Indian domestic staff and Indian PrincesThe book is illustrated with numerous photographs, maps and diagrams.All sales proceeds will be donated to Asha, a charity which aims to transform the lives of slum dwellers in present day Delhi.
- | Author: Simon Godfrey
- | Publisher: Independent Publishing Network
- | Publication Date: Mar 24, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 194 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 178972029X
- | ISBN-13: 9781789720297
- Author:
- Simon Godfrey
- Publisher:
- Independent Publishing Network
- Publication Date:
- Mar 24, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 194 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 178972029X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781789720297