Taming the Oriental Bazaar - Architecture of the Market-Halls of Colonial India

Taming the Oriental Bazaar examines the public market-hall as a key architectural feature of colonial South Asia. Representing a transition in the architectural programme, these buildings were meant to be monuments and markers of modernity in South Asia.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Bazaars and Markets 2. A New Architecture of Modernity 4. Market Halls 5. Markets in Literature and Popular Culture

About the author

Pushkar Sohoni is Associate Professor and Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India.

Summary

Taming the Oriental Bazaar examines the public market-hall as a key architectural feature of colonial South Asia. Representing a transition in the architectural programme, these buildings were meant to be monuments and markers of modernity in South Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Pushkar Sohoni, Pushkar (Indian Institute of Science Educa Sohoni, Sohoni Pushkar
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.01.2023
• EAN: 9780367487119
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48711-9
• No. of pages: 110
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), India, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects, indian edition