New Delhi: The Last Imperial City

Informationen zum Autor David A. Johnson is a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA with research and teaching interests in British colonial history, transnational history, and urban history. Klappentext Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture, imperial politics, and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi, a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931. Zusammenfassung Johnson provides an historically rich examination of the intersection of early twentieth-century imperial culture! imperial politics! and imperial economics as reflected in the colonial built environment at New Delhi! a remarkably ambitious imperial capital built by the British between 1911 and 1931. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: 'Seeing Like a (Colonial) State' 2. The Transfer of Britain's Imperial Capital: 'A Bold Stroke of Statesmanship' 3. New Delhi's New Vision for a New Raj: An 'Altar of Humanity' 4. Colonial Finance and the Building of New Delhi: The High Cost of Reform 5. Competing Visions of Empire in the Colonial Built Environment 6. Hardinge's Imperial Delhi Committee and His Architectural Board: The Perfect Building Establishment for the Perfect Colonial Capital 7. The Cultural Politics of Colonial Space: 'A New Jewel in an Old Setting' 8. Land Acquisition, Landlessness, and the Building of New Delhi 9. The Inauguration of New Delhi, 1931: A British Empire for the Twentieth Century

Sommario

1. Introduction: 'Seeing Like a (Colonial) State' 2. The Transfer of Britain's Imperial Capital: 'A Bold Stroke of Statesmanship' 3. New Delhi's New Vision for a New Raj: An 'Altar of Humanity' 4. Colonial Finance and the Building of New Delhi: The High Cost of Reform 5. Competing Visions of Empire in the Colonial Built Environment 6. Hardinge's Imperial Delhi Committee and His Architectural Board: The Perfect Building Establishment for the Perfect Colonial Capital 7. The Cultural Politics of Colonial Space: 'A New Jewel in an Old Setting' 8. Land Acquisition, Landlessness, and the Building of New Delhi 9. The Inauguration of New Delhi, 1931: A British Empire for the Twentieth Century

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Johnson, D Johnson, D. Johnson, David A. Johnson, David A. Watson Johnson, Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, Richard Watson
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.02.2015
• EAN: 9781137469861
• ISBN: 978-1-137-46986-1
• Pagine: 276
• Serie: Britain and the World; Britain and the World
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Internationale Beziehungen, Geschichte, Verstehen, Europäische Geschichte, B, Kolonialismus und Imperialismus, History, European History, Westeuropa, Indischer Subkontinent, International Relations, Colonialism & imperialism, Asian History, imperialism, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Imperialism and Colonialism, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), History of South Asia, Asia—History