The Buildings of the Raj
Paperback
Publication Date: 12/05/2005
The attitude of the British to India was compounded partly of arrogance, but partly also of homesickness, and it shows in their constructions. Georgian terraces were adapted to tropical conditions, Victorian railway stations were elaborately orientalised, and seaside villas were adjusted to suit Himalayan conditions. This book, now reissued with a new introduction by Simon Winchester, is the first to describe the whole range of British constructions in India. Stones of Empire charts an enterprise in architecture, engineering, and social adaptation unique in human history.
- ISBN:
- 9780192805966
- 9780192805966
- Category:
- Architecture
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 12-05-2005
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 244
- Dimensions (mm):
- 246x189x15mm
- Weight:
- 0kg
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