Main entry:

Pramar, V. S.

Title & Author:

A social history of Indian architecture / V.S. Pramar.

Publication:

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Description:

ix, 256 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-256).
Lifestyle and material conditions affecting architecture -- Rural settlement patterns in Gujarat -- The Bhil Village -- The Koli Village -- The Saurashtrian settlement pattern -- The North Gujarat rural settlement pattern -- The urban settlement pattern in North Gujarat -- The urban house of North Gujarat -- The Hindu and Jain urban house -- The Muslim urban house -- The palace -- Muslim palaces -- Rajput palaces -- The Buddhist stupa -- Rajput ancestor monuments (cenotaphs) -- The Islamic mausoleum -- Chaityas -- Viharas or sangharamas -- The Hindu temple -- The Haveli temple -- Some remarks on the mandala -- The mosque and minaret -- Woodwork -- Brickwork -- Stonework -- Structure in Islamic architecture.

Summary:

"Studies in Indian architecture have been confined to those exploring the building techniques of palaces, temples, and tombs. Little attention has traditionally been paid by scholars to the patterns and influences involved in the making of domestic residences, market-places, inns, community halls, courts, and other 'lesser' buildings. The result is the emergence of a very partial picture of what constitutes architecture in India."
"This volume seeks to overcome this inadequacy by examining the geographical, historical, and functional aspects of architecture in India. Looking beyond the point of view of dynasties, periods or religions, the book traces the various social and historical developments in the field. Following a multi-disciplinary approach that emphasizes sociological aspects, the volume examines in detail, settlement patterns, the architecture of individual houses and chaityas, as also structural materials used for their construction, in addition to those of palaces, funerary monuments, temples, mosques, and monasteries."
"Complemented by over eighty figures including photographs, plans, and detailed diagrams, this book will interest scholars of architecture, history, sociology, and the informed lay reader."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780195670394
0195670396

Subject:

Architecture India.
Architecture India Foreign influence.
Architecture and society India History 21st century.
Architecture, Postmodern Social aspects India.
Architecture India History.
Architecture and society India History.
Architecture Inde Histoire.
Architecture et société Inde Histoire.
Architecture Inde.
Architecture et société Inde Histoire 21e siècle.
Architecture postmoderne Aspect social Inde.
Architecture.
Architecture and society.
Architecture, Postmodern Social aspects.
Architektur
India.
Indien

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 241115
Call No.: NA2543.S6 P7 2005
Status: Available